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trouble

[truhb-uhl] / ˈtrʌb əl /








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If this was the way things were headed, New York was in trouble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Chip stocks have slipped up in recent days but that isn’t a sign of trouble for the companies that manufacture chip makers’ equipment, according to Barclays.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Posting on TikTok, Panka said she has kept her blinds closed since the trouble started on Tuesday.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

One of the rules I came to live by during my years of covering global trouble spots is: “Never assume that things can’t get worse.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I’ve never been in this much trouble before, and were this any other day, I would be terrified.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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