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trouble spot



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The economy is a particular trouble spot for the billionaire property developer.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

There is not the capacity to move troops around the country to concentrate them in the latest trouble spot.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2023

The other big trouble spot has been Africa, where debt markets have seen a sharp pullback.

From Reuters • Aug. 31, 2023

The San Clemente trouble spot was about a mile away from the lot where I parked.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2023

He wanted to discuss a trouble spot of increasing concern to the United States: a mountainous, heavily forested country winding more than a thousand miles along the coast of Southeast Asia.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin