troubling
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And if that did happen, it could be troubling, because it would signal fast-slowing demand, said Andrew Lipow, president of Lipow Oil Associates, a Houston consulting firm.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
This is a bit of a disingenuous response; many stories of Platner’s troubling behavior come from less than “a decade ago.”
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission has finally eliminated one of its most unfair practices and most troubling examples of administrative overreach: the “gag rule.”
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
But there’s a second problem with this case that is at least as troubling as the first and it has nothing to do with how you define a mine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
“This is troubling news, Penelope. Has he already read the letters, do you know?”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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