Example Sentences

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Results from the first three months, according to patient advocacy groups, are troubling: Denial rates in some states are running even higher than in Medicare Advantage plans.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

And the stocks leading to the downside are troubling.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

While that isn’t illegal, the optics are troubling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

“No one disputes that these allegations are troubling and, if true, serious,” Morrow wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

“Plenty of things go wrong in society. There are plenty of things that are troubling to society, but you have to take your power seriously.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel