troubled waters

plural noun

: a difficult or confusing situation

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Eric’s speech gets everyone through troubled waters. Nina Li Coomes, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2024 Manila must start working now to build a longer-term South China Sea strategy that can guide it through troubled waters. Marites Dañguilan Vitug, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2024 Riders who became stuck on Six Flags Over Texas' Roaring Rapids raft attraction found themselves in troubled waters this week, with some even jumping from the ride as an employee attempted to evacuate them. Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 June 2024 However, if the meaningful community participation and focus on public benefit that created the park isn’t continued, we are headed for troubled waters. Tom Fox, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2024 There’s troubled waters under the Apple-China bridge. Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2024 Resilience is the backbone of navigating troubled waters. Marco Costa, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Jackson guided the program through those troubled waters and into position to host its first NCAA regional in 17 years. Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 12 June 2023 Fortunately, CEOs have boards to consult when their companies drift into troubled waters. Bylila MacLellan, Fortune, 26 May 2023

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“Troubled waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troubled%20waters. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

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