trouble
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Bare, 54 years old, is God-fearing and transgressive, often in the same breath, with domestic trouble in her past.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The duo led early in the final set and had little trouble delivering a 21-13 victory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 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
Phineas tells his mother that he has no trouble with the farm work, but he soon quarrels with the farmer.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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
“Punctuation troubles our notions of control and authority,” she warns, “of identity both individual and collective.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“Let the day’s own troubles be sufficient for the day.”
From Slate ● Aug. 7, 2026
These troubles come as India's wider aviation sector faces pressure from rising costs, disrupted international routes due to the Iran war, aircraft delivery delays and tighter regulatory scrutiny.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
She took a deep breath and told me I’d do great things one day, but before I did, I was going to have troubles.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
At the same time, Panettiere was being lauded for playing troubled country singer Juliette Barnes in TV drama Nashville, which earned her two Golden Globe nominations during its six-year run.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
But mainstream culture’s best-known Green Lanterns aren’t orphans or troubled.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
The burying of the hatchet is a great relief for Edwards, who was troubled by the tension between his colleagues during their time on “Good Day L.A.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Law firm Kirkland & Ellis, the nation’s leading adviser to financially troubled companies, soon began filing many of its major bankruptcy cases in Houston, followed by other leading law firms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
“I am sorry. I see now that I should not have troubled you with this matter.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
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
Oil prices are not higher largely because the world does not want as much oil as it used to — and that’s arguably the more troubling story.
From The Wall Street Journal ● 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
Fifpro added that such a move "would fundamentally and irreversibly reshape the incentives underpinning the competitions" and it was "particularly troubling that a project of this magnitude has been developed largely behind closed doors".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
The troubling interweave of class and race appeared to him in nearly every discussion.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
