- present participle of trouble.
troubling
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The handwritten letter was then passed to Meghan in January 2019, with the duchess saying last week that it had "made troubling and disturbing allegations against my father".
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026
These moves are troubling unions, consumer groups and other stakeholders, and opening a new front in the battle over how artificial intelligence raises privacy threats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
This troubling narrative was outlined by Schmidt during an interview on the podcast released Wednesday by the chief executive of Norway’s $2 trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund, Nicolai Tangen.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
“This case is part of a troubling pattern where the Sheriff’s Department approves uses of force the independent Monitors find to be clearly out of policy,” Eliasberg said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
“I have been beset of late by troubling dreams. I worry about you when you are gone.”
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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