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the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget
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Brown said many large-cap stocks in the Nasdaq 100 index share troublesome characteristics with Tesla shares.
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Yun Li, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
The ease with which people can bet from apps on their phones and the vast array of available bets make online sports wagering particularly troublesome, experts told NBC News.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
The nine-year veteran, who sustained a troublesome knee injury in December, has since been released.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
The instruments aboard Firefly's lander include a subsurface drill, an X-ray imager, and an experimental electrodynamic dust shield to test methods of repelling troublesome lunar dust from accumulating on sensitive spacecraft components.
—Kristin Shaw, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
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Yun Li, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
The ease with which people can bet from apps on their phones and the vast array of available bets make online sports wagering particularly troublesome, experts told NBC News.
—Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
The nine-year veteran, who sustained a troublesome knee injury in December, has since been released.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
The instruments aboard Firefly's lander include a subsurface drill, an X-ray imager, and an experimental electrodynamic dust shield to test methods of repelling troublesome lunar dust from accumulating on sensitive spacecraft components.
—Kristin Shaw, Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troublesome. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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troublesome
adjective
trou·ble·some
ˈtrəb-əl-səm 
1
: requiring or involving continued or tiring effort, attention, or study : difficult, burdensome
a troublesome task
2
: giving trouble or anxiety
troublesome news
troublesomely
adverb
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