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the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget
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Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
Teladoc’s BetterHelp mental health unit has been a particularly troublesome business as paying users dropped off in the years following the pandemic.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 5 May 2025
Algorithms are nothing new for dating apps, but reducing the human element in communications seems a little troublesome.
—PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
María Paz Peñaloza Cabrera, 31, went to the doctor’s Astoria home March 28 to get troublesome butt implants removed, authorities say.
—Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troublesome. Accessed 18 May. 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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