teething troubles
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Early ransomware attempts were not without teething troubles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
It's extremely tempting to write a segue here about Wolf's career having had its own teething troubles – but, in truth, it's been more of a slow burn on a long fuse.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
Some of the early shortcomings could be put down to teething troubles.
From Economist • Dec. 20, 2016
Although his plaintive observations were quickly seized on by the media as further proof of Olympic teething troubles, they also revealed the unprecedented ease with which competitors can now express their anger, joy and disappointment.
From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2012
This may account for the statement in another journal that "the new Administration is going through teething troubles."
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 21, 1917 by Various
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