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Examples of troublesome in a Sentence
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
LaMelo Ball’s pesky troublesome ankles, Cody Martin’s languishing knee problems, Mark Williams’ back trouble — which apparently also involves a bone issue — and Miles Bridges’ legal woes robbed Clifford of any legitimate shot at success.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
The one leg that mattered was the right one containing Messi’s troublesome hamstring.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Such division would push the troublesome two-state solution off the global agenda and allow Israel to focus on regional alliances with like-minded Arab autocracies that also feared Iran.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
Dodgers Hernández: Shohei Ohtani needs to grow up in the wake of Ippei Mizuhara revelations
March 21, 2024
Max Muncy, their troublesome third baseman, committed two errors and misplayed another ground ball in that same game.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Like any open-world game, each has flaws and troublesome bugs, but these are outweighed by the scope of their respected quests.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
For watchmakers, this lack of consensus makes developing a world-time complication that can account for DST a wildly troublesome proposition.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
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
LaMelo Ball’s pesky troublesome ankles, Cody Martin’s languishing knee problems, Mark Williams’ back trouble — which apparently also involves a bone issue — and Miles Bridges’ legal woes robbed Clifford of any legitimate shot at success.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2024
The one leg that mattered was the right one containing Messi’s troublesome hamstring.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
Such division would push the troublesome two-state solution off the global agenda and allow Israel to focus on regional alliances with like-minded Arab autocracies that also feared Iran.
—Anshel Pfeffer, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2024
Dodgers Hernández: Shohei Ohtani needs to grow up in the wake of Ippei Mizuhara revelations
March 21, 2024
Max Muncy, their troublesome third baseman, committed two errors and misplayed another ground ball in that same game.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
Like any open-world game, each has flaws and troublesome bugs, but these are outweighed by the scope of their respected quests.
—Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2024
For watchmakers, this lack of consensus makes developing a world-time complication that can account for DST a wildly troublesome proposition.
—Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 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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