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as in troublesome
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as in pitying
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One of the troublesome sounds for writers was /w/.
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Above-ground tree roots can be just as troublesome and require special attention.
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For gardeners who have been slightly more lenient in their control efforts, this means that populations already present are now likely to become significantly more substantial, with a core breeding population already large to begin with.
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But the lenient touch toward one of the game’s worst violations reflects a problem that’s only continuing to grow in the broader sports world.
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This scene is funny as well as poignant because Albert was played by the late Rob Reiner.
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The most poignant moment came later in the day when the client visited George Michael’s final resting place.
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That painful night in Dallas now feels merciful, compared with what this Avs team just experienced.
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As the sun began to peek over the hillside, offering a merciful burst of warmth, Alonso Abugattas called this year’s Trillium Trek to order.
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The report conducted by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California analyzed 2023-24 traffic stop data and found that Sacramento police disproportionately stopped Black drivers, often for minor vehicle equipment or non-moving violations.
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Domingo nails it and is very moving.
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Washington hawthorn is also very tolerant of most soils, even clay.
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That happens when the wet-bulb globe temperature, which includes temperature, humidity, cloud cover and wind, reads above about 95 degrees, though some people will be more heat tolerant.
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But if the film occasionally threatens to float away into its own inaccessible realm, Camp’s witty, doleful performance grounds it with a human dimension, albeit not a terribly warm one.
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Morris was closemouthed about her origins, but enumerated her various conditions with a kind of doleful enjoyment.
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Even when his final Kings season collapsed around him, Hiller maintained a professional, even congenial, relationship with media members, and that can serve him well in the cauldron that is Toronto.
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More congenial to the American mindset was football.
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“Ruthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ruthful. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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