troublous
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Stirring the patronage kettle, � Mr. Hoover was beset by many a troublous problem.
From Time Magazine Archive
By promoting earnest, dull and difficult Bob Patterson, President Truman made sure of continuity in War Department policy during the troublous demobilization months, the Pearl Harbor inquiry, the coming battle over the armed forces merger.
From Time Magazine Archive
Illiterate, geistlos, breathtakingly beautiful, object of adoration and of scorn, Emma Hamilton's star flashed through triumphant, troublous skies, and two centuries have not quenched its sullied splendor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among the Republican Senators who lost, ironically, was the man who guided Dwight Eisenhower's campaign during the troublous preconvention months: Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.
From Time Magazine Archive
But troublous times were in store for Egypt.
From The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)
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