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the troublesome news that there will be more cuts in the school budget
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The forecast details an array of troublesome economic trends impacting California, such as a housing crisis, a homeless crisis, budget deficits, tech layoffs and minimal employment growth.
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Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
Then an experiment designed to test the shuttle’s facility for orbital rendezvous, using a Mylar balloon inflated with gas, also ended in farce when the balloon launched but promptly exploded; meanwhile, the shuttle toilet—which had always been troublesome—stopped working altogether.
—Adam Higginbotham, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
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Lou Ponsi, Orange County Register, 12 May 2024
Then an experiment designed to test the shuttle’s facility for orbital rendezvous, using a Mylar balloon inflated with gas, also ended in farce when the balloon launched but promptly exploded; meanwhile, the shuttle toilet—which had always been troublesome—stopped working altogether.
—Adam Higginbotham, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 May 2024
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“Troublesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troublesome. Accessed 17 May. 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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