problematic
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On the other hand, problematic inflation and a stabilizing labor market are expected to result in the Fed holding rates steady next month.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
The pipeline, which Shell sold last year, was one of its biggest, most expensive and ultimately most problematic bits of infrastructure in Nigeria.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
They are also looking at potentially problematic tactics around the changing of ticket categories.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The states have not indicated whether they plan to go to court to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner, but Bonta has said Ellison’s proposed consolidation, which is widely expected to lead to layoffs, is problematic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
It is, instead: Why were such otherwise-sensible statesmen as Jefferson, Madison, and Hamilton all convinced that the newly established government of the United States was so precarious and problematic?
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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