trouble spot
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Another trouble spot in the report was a lack of acceleration in the growth of Crocs’s North American direct-to-consumer channel, BNP Paribas analyst Aubrey Tianello said in a research note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The final category, the cost of legal services, has been a trouble spot for years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The economy is a particular trouble spot for the billionaire property developer.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
The San Clemente trouble spot was about a mile away from the lot where I parked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2023
He wanted to discuss a trouble spot of increasing concern to the United States: a mountainous, heavily forested country winding more than a thousand miles along the coast of Southeast Asia.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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