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Plus, with the median age of the first-time buyer hitting an all-time high of 40, the prospect of homeowners being 90 years old when they finally pay off their mortgage was troubling to many.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Gilruth said Dundee's situation was "troubling" for staff and students alike.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

“Did anybody probe the Arant e-mail? Did anybody speak with him and find out exactly what it was about Abu Ghraib that was troubling him?”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 17, 2024

“This was our maintenance guy. This was the guy who had keys to our apartments. It was troubling, to say the least, as you could imagine.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2024

Then she and I would talk about what was troubling me and what I would like.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals