troubling
adjective
trou·bling
ˈtrə-b(ə-)liŋ 
: causing feelings of worry or anxiety
a troubling news report
It's not just trauma survivors who may be distracted or derailed by shocking or troubling material …—
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troublingly
adverb
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Examples of troubling in a Sentence
the most troubling sign of all is that he's stopped returning my phone calls
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Board should revisit charter school vote The Alameda County Board of Education’s denial of Hayward Collegiate Public Charter School’s grade-level expansion is troubling.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
What’s more, Russian retaliation doesn’t have to be nuclear to be troubling, Dr. Ashford adds, pointing to sabotage campaigns such as jamming GPS systems and even warehouse arson that the Kremlin is suspected of ramping up in Western Europe.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 20 May 2024
What’s more, Russian retaliation doesn’t have to be nuclear to be troubling, Dr. Ashford adds, pointing to sabotage campaigns such as jamming GPS systems and even warehouse arson that the Kremlin is suspected of ramping up in Western Europe.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 May 2024
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“Troubling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troubling. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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