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Adjective
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But medical errors, overdose fatalities, gun deaths, infant mortality and other causes all contribute to the troublesome trend.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025 -
The Dolphins have signed two offensive tackles since training camp opened and expect the tackle hunt to continue because that’s been a troublesome spot in camp.—
Omar Kelly
August 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Aug. 2025
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Fargo has an absurdist streak a mile wide and a sense of cosmic comeuppance that suggests the strings are being pulled by a mischievous trickster-god with a mean streak.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The cat's clumsy adventure quickly charmed viewers who recognized the mischievous nature of felines.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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So many kids under age 13 already have phones, and this study is unlikely to result in parents taking their devices away, no matter how upsetting the findings may be.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
30 July 2025
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In his thorough contempt for every trace of human decency, Hoult rivals the most upsetting versions of the Joker, implacably evil men who tap into prehistoric fears of the predator in the bushes.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
Adjective
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Only five times has an offensive lineman cracked the top 20, comfortably the fewest of any position except fullbacks and specialists.—
Jayna Bardahl,
New York Times,
31 July 2025
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On Wednesday morning, following FIU’s first practice of the fall, Jenkins was asked about the Panthers’ new offensive coordinator, Nick Coleman.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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Trying to rake the leaves out of the mulch can be more infuriating than a lack of 3-second calls in a Big Ten game.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
2 July 2025
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Because love isn't a formula, but something altogether more infuriating, complicated, confusing, intangible, and magical.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
9 June 2025
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“Bratty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bratty. Accessed 13 Aug. 2025.
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