have a problem with

idiom

: to feel that something is not acceptable or agreeable to oneself

Do you have a problem with something I said?

—usually used in negative statements

"We'll have to leave a little early." "OK, I don't have a problem with that."

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The majority of Americans did not have a problem with his racist remarks. —

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Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024 Factual accuracy is another issue for AI agents, since they’re built on LLMs that have a problem with hallucinations—the technical term for making things up. —

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