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the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget
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Mortgage rates have crept back over 7% to start the new year in a potentially troublesome development for the housing market that has struggled under the weight of higher interest rates for two years that have priced people out of the market and slowed sales to 20-year lows.
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Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
For those concerned about the digital spread of misinformation, deepfakes—videos of a person in which their face or body has been digitally altered—have become particularly troublesome over the past few years.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Lawmakers find the latter particularly troublesome.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Pino’s claim about another boat is particularly troublesome to the family.
FWC investigator William Thompson noted in his final report on the crash, filed in August 2023, that the claim about another boat was not corroborated by any witness or other evidence collected from the scene.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Austin Denean, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
For those concerned about the digital spread of misinformation, deepfakes—videos of a person in which their face or body has been digitally altered—have become particularly troublesome over the past few years.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Lawmakers find the latter particularly troublesome.
—Richard Fausset, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Pino’s claim about another boat is particularly troublesome to the family.
FWC investigator William Thompson noted in his final report on the crash, filed in August 2023, that the claim about another boat was not corroborated by any witness or other evidence collected from the scene.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troublesome. Accessed 12 Feb. 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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