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problems

/ˈpɹɑbləmz/

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What does problems mean?

noun

  1. plural of problem

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of problem

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Barbicane and his bold colleagues, to whom nothing seemed impossible, had succeeding in solving the complex problems of projectile, cannon, and powder.
Jules VerneFrom the Earth to the moon; and, round the moonProject Gutenberg ebook #83
How to discover a solution to this riddle of death seemed a query of more importance than highest problems of the living.
Thomas HardyThe Return of the NativeProject Gutenberg ebook #122
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"Don't you think it will be rather interesting to get a naive young girl's reactions toward the problems of our tranquil existence?"
Christopher MorleyThe Haunted BookshopProject Gutenberg ebook #172
Prime Minister PAPANDREOU will probably only make limited progress correcting the economy's problems of high inflation, large budget deficit, and decaying infrastructure.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1994 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #180
Well, by how much do the problems of which philosophy treats surpass in the gravity of their results those discussed by geometry!
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonWhat is Property? An Inquiry into the Principle of Right and of GovernmentProject Gutenberg ebook #360