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the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget
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Those troublesome modes are why the brightness of conventional semiconductor lasers maxes out around 100 MW/cm2/sr.
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Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
Another troublesome sign for the fish: the hybrids are sterile and can’t reproduce themselves.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
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Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
Another troublesome sign for the fish: the hybrids are sterile and can’t reproduce themselves.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troublesome. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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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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