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You could, of course, play all three left-armers, but that would probably mean leaving out vice-captain Charlie Dean and having a problematically long tail.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

"More problematically, matching adversaries' tone risks creating equivalence in audiences' minds between democratic institutions and disinformation actors."

From Barron's • Jan. 23, 2026

Compared to horses clomping around dirt roads, rubber-wheeled vehicles -speeding across smooth roads were considered problematically quiet.

From Slate • Jun. 15, 2023

But his script, written with “Men of a Certain Age” collaborator Mark Stegemann, attempts to cover a bit too much emotional and familial terrain and, most problematically, fumbles a pivotal plot point.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2023

Yet, most accounts are secondhand, and more problematically, written by either confirmed believers or confirmed skeptics.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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