tricky

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The earnings and sales projections themselves have also become tricky.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The most serious question arises from so-called “charming penguins,” a set of processes present in the Standard Model, whose contributions are extremely tricky to predict.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Raducanu faces tricky start - who plays who at French Open?

From BBC • May 22, 2026

It’s a tricky thing—“that terrible ‘closure’ word that nobody wants to use,” says Barbara Ayres-Wilson, the mother of Jennifer and Sarah.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Coconuts are tricky to open, but Nim was an expert.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr