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the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget
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That is probably true – but only makes the current freefall more troublesome.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
Florida’s wildlife commissioners set aside pleas and arguments from black bear advocates today and approved a December hunt of the state’s shy but increasingly troublesome species.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Subsidies are no longer particularly troublesome for one simple reason: Trump, during his first term, and former President Joe Biden during his term, failed to appoint appellate judges to the WTO after it was left with just one of seven judges.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Above-ground tree roots can be just as troublesome and require special attention.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
Florida’s wildlife commissioners set aside pleas and arguments from black bear advocates today and approved a December hunt of the state’s shy but increasingly troublesome species.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2025
Subsidies are no longer particularly troublesome for one simple reason: Trump, during his first term, and former President Joe Biden during his term, failed to appoint appellate judges to the WTO after it was left with just one of seven judges.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Above-ground tree roots can be just as troublesome and require special attention.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 18 July 2025
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troublesome. Accessed 19 Aug. 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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