troubled
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Kedrosky is troubled that fixed-income investors are piling money into data-center projects backed by hyperscalers without really understanding what is happening in those data centers and whether they are sufficiently utilized.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Born in 1929, the youngest daughter of a wealthy but troubled family, Kusama began producing her signature dot and net patterns aged 10.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Manzur troubled the champion early with repeated right hands, but the Argentine tired as Serrano seized momentum from round nine and finished the fight in control.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Panettiere, who earned acclaim for her roles as a cheerleader with supernatural powers on the TV show “Heroes” and as a troubled country music diva on the show “Nashville,” was 36.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Balder would wake from these dreams in tears, troubled beyond all telling.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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