tricky
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Making changes to the way the Fed lives up to this obligation can be tricky, due to the many stakeholders involved.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
That makes success in this music tricky, and for whatever reason the immensely talented Mr. Ólafsson and the Philharmonic seemed out of sync, at least figuratively.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
Russell was leading in tricky conditions, with half the track dry and half wet, when he got a little too wide at the final corner at the end of the first lap.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
For all of Colleen Hoover’s success on the page, adapting her books to the screen has been tricky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
The footing was sometimes tricky, and all were weak.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
It’s trickier than I hoped it would be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
But answering local queries and frustrations is getting trickier as resistance picks up, with government officials and residents expressing worries about everything from electricity prices to water waste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Making current matters trickier on a global level, China is on an economic road that will lead to diminishing demand for transportation fuels, much like the U.S. experienced in the 2000s, according to Chowdhury.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
He also advocated what he called "some trickier changes", such as changing the unpopular, clumsy chicane at Turn Five, and the section from there to Turn Seven.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Although trickier to fly than the Shooting Star, it was also more fun, it had only one seat, and above all, you knew it was the best.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
One of the trickiest parts about having an estranged child is dealing with estate planning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
The deeper mystery, one I’d still like explained, is how Early found the time to learn how to mimic Douglas Sirk’s sneaky sincerity, the trickiest of directorial tones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The trickiest part may be settling on a share price -- the cost of one piece of ownership in the company when it first hits the market.
From Barron's ● May 17, 2026
We tracked down the best design gifts for even the trickiest people on your list, from your mixologist brother to a backyard ornithologist.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
It was the trickiest, sneakiest, most evil combat style she knew.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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