trouble
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If they have never stayed in a job for more than a year for more than a decade, she will wonder whether they quit as soon as things get hard or have trouble navigating workplaces.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Take the ball in tight spaces, be aware of the danger, keep composed and move out of trouble.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
The experience shook the charity worker, who has had trouble sleeping since the attacks.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
New homeowners who are moving into properties with a homeowners association might be hit with a big bill if their HOA runs into financial trouble.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
I had no trouble finding something I could try to catch in the net.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
There’s no question more young people are experiencing mental troubles, as smartphones and social media have become ubiquitous.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
What troubles Howell is that central banks have been relying on issuance of bonds at the short end of the curve, buybacks and money market liquidity to maintain long-term yields.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Let the day’s own troubles be sufficient for the day.”
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
Instead, Codex’s troubles turned out to be an early warning sign of challenges to come.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The one that said, “You’re a child, but if you listen to me, all your troubles will go away.”
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
Hayden Panettiere, the former child actor who became a household name as an indestructible cheerleader on “Heroes” before starring as a troubled country singer on “Nashville,” has died.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Other writers might have given us the idyll, but in Mr. Hoffman’s eyes the idyll is a troubled one, showing us that “home can be both a place and a way of getting there.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Yet Hoffs doesn’t seem especially troubled by the possibility that the Bangles might be underappreciated, perhaps because she’s got plenty of her own stuff going on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Let’s hope, if your friend’s relationship was as troubled as you say, he does not get further involved with that individual and sign a marriage contract.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Bliss’s actions also troubled the group of Washington doctors who had attended Garfield since the shooting.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
Indeed, that might be a more troubling story: Economists say that weak crude demand could be a harbinger of economic weakness ahead.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 16, 2026
Background: ProPublica’s investigation recounted the troubling experiences of both mental health providers and of veterans seeking care.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Those numbers accounted for more than half of the city’s troubling 3.4% increase, according to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, which conducts the count.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
This is a significant and troubling lack of transparency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
So our friends tried not to worry about those troubling questions, and they continued sneaking through farm country, from one wooded area to the next.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
