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noun

a feature in a newspaper, magazine, etc in which readers' problems are published and answers supplied

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

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Words nearby problem page

problem, problematic, problematics, problematize, problem-oriented record, problem page, pro bono, pro bono publico, proboscidate, proboscidean, proboscis

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How to use problem page in a sentence

Several times, either because they forgot or they had a technical problem, they connected directly, and we could see them.
Was Sony Hit With a Second Hack?|Shane Harris|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Every once in a while, they act swiftly and acknowledge the problem.
Today’s GOP: Still Cool With Racist Pandering?|Michael Tomasky|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Part of the problem is the mandate of the war and the means with which the U.S. is fighting it do not match up.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War|Nancy A. Youssef|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The following page details a tribute gag the Simpsons team inserted into the background of a scene.
Here’s the Lost Judd Apatow ‘Simpsons’ Episode, Penned by Judd Apatow|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

The third problem is the evidence of corroborating witnesses.
Buckingham Palace Disputes Sex Allegations Against Prince ‘Randy Andy’|Tom Sykes|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And now let me come to the second problem we opened up in connection with college education—the problem of its extension.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
No man can believe it who tests it by his reason in the same way in which he would test any modern problem.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Instead of cutting new works, page by page, people cut them altogether!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
But the essential problem of to-day is to know how far we are to depart from its principles.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
There was the most portentous picture of a Griffin on the first page, with verses below.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling