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A quick note before we dive in: Slate has been following the troubled Senate candidacy of Graham Platner for months.

From Slate • Jul. 6, 2026

Judge Tolson had characterised the mother as "deeply troubled" and "with mental health difficulties", rather than a victim of domestic abuse.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

A troubled guy who was a brilliant musician.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026

Han now considers him China's finest guanniu practitioner, but Li is troubled by the lack of others following in his footsteps.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

His theory was that the problems of many troubled patients rested in forgotten psychic traumas, and through free association and the interpretation of dreams the key to the problems could be unlocked.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady