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That’s been a sore point for investors worried about profits in the here and now.

From MarketWatch Feb. 5, 2026

Intel’s embedded graphics have long been a sore point for customers.

From Barron's Dec. 29, 2025

"I enjoyed the movie, but the price was a sore point," he said.

From BBC Oct. 15, 2025

For officials of the old guard, their inability to return a single young citizen kidnapped while chasing opportunities abroad he couldn’t find at home would become a sore point and symbol of an elite’s failures.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

They would have resisted any tax, but sugar was an especially sore point.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson




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