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But, Joanne and Noah aren't the only ones having relationship issues, as their respective siblings, Morgan and Sasha, are also facing troubled waters in their own relationships.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Argentinians are still looking to shore up their assets out of the country as their nation’s economy navigates troubled waters.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
But occasionally, an individual surfaces who is able to navigate these troubled waters and seemingly coasts through the bad weather.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Gilded Age’s dynamic Russell duo may be facing troubled waters next season, the pickup for which came at the end of July.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2025
Trump and Carter are hardly the first pair of presidents to pour rhetorical oil on troubled waters, but the historical results, as with today, are mixed at best.
—Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
And here’s the absurdity: The court order the DEP was fighting didn’t really force the state to step up its efforts to clean up the troubled waters where so many manatees are dying.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
But for a group of researchers spending Christmas on a research vessel in the troubled waters around Antarctica, a different creature of legend helped make their day magical.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Argentinians are still looking to shore up their assets out of the country as their nation’s economy navigates troubled waters.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
But occasionally, an individual surfaces who is able to navigate these troubled waters and seemingly coasts through the bad weather.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The Gilded Age’s dynamic Russell duo may be facing troubled waters next season, the pickup for which came at the end of July.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2025
Trump and Carter are hardly the first pair of presidents to pour rhetorical oil on troubled waters, but the historical results, as with today, are mixed at best.
—Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025
And here’s the absurdity: The court order the DEP was fighting didn’t really force the state to step up its efforts to clean up the troubled waters where so many manatees are dying.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
But for a group of researchers spending Christmas on a research vessel in the troubled waters around Antarctica, a different creature of legend helped make their day magical.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
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“Troubled waters.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/troubled%20waters. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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