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the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget
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Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
This classic tale helped make Taylor a star, giving her a showcase as a young woman who dreams of entering a troublesome horse in England's Grand National steeplechase.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
The troublesome issue is that the budget reconciliation process doesn’t identify specific strategies, only general funding directives, says Webster.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2025
But lithium-ion batteries pose a growing problem, as the number of devices with batteries increases, consumer education and disposal choices remain limited, and batteries remain a very easy-to-miss, troublesome occupant of the waste stream.
—Kevin Purdy, ArsTechnica, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troublesome. Accessed 15 Apr. 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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