problematic

Example Sentences

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The United States called the text "highly problematic."

From Barron's

Instead, he called a teenager spending most hours of the day on Instaragm "problematic".

From BBC

Initially, Paramount included Chinese technology company Tencent Holdings as a minority investor, but Paramount later removed Tencent from the investor pool due to concerns about its problematic status — it has been blacklisted by the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

A review published in February 2025 found Ali's Prevent case was closed too early after "problematic" assessments.

From BBC

“The inflation pipeline is becoming problematic,” writes Stephen Stanley, chief U.S. economist at Santander.

From Barron's