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problem

[prob-luhm] / ˈprɒb ləm /




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Last week, the family was traveling to Montreal but was initially unable to board their flight because one of his daughters had a problem with the spelling of her name on her ticket.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 2026

"As long as that problem exists, Lebanon will never truly get peace," US State Secretary Marco Rubio said after meeting Aoun on Sunday.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

A further problem is that many Nigerian waterways are full of tree stumps following years of logging.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

This points to a bigger problem for anyone building a portfolio.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

There’s only one problem: it’s all in a foreign language.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

Bisignano ran into problems with his old firm when he recruited a number of JPMorgan executives to join him at First Data, which JPMorgan said violated his separation agreement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

That being said, we found a lot of common ground talking to people around Britain; reasonable folks dispirited by the problems they observe, but ready to navigate their way through them constructively.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

“Unfortunately, raptors get lead poisoning often, and that’s one of the problems we deal with,” she said, noting that their recent patient has yet to be diagnosed with this.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

"It's a little more approximate than some of the other methods, but it's way cheaper, and we can run it much more directly on lots of harder problems," Stoudenmire says.

From Science Daily Jul. 20, 2026

Could use a true friend or two, but people lack sympathy for your problems when you have a title and an estate and pots of money.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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