troubled time

collocation in English

meaningsoftroubledandtime

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troubled
adjective
uk
/ˈtrʌb.əld/us
/ˈtrʌb.əld/
having problems ...
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time
noun
uk
/taɪm/us
/taɪm/
the part of existence that is measured in minutes, days, years, etc., or this process considered as ...
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(Definition oftroubledandtimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftroubled time

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We ought not to betroubledtimeand time again to consider this kind of case.
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Without it, even that yard with its record will have atroubledtimein the next year or so.
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A delay of days, let alone weeks, can be disastrous to their idea of having some kind of rock to hold on to at thattroubledtime.
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The sixties were atroubledtimewith much pilot unrest.
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During his teenage years he went through was he called atroubledtime.
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Her poor, as she would call them, became more and more numerous during thistroubledtime.
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The time between the two major releases was atroubledtimefor the band internally.
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The film had atroubledtimein production, with various problems regarding the marionettes, as well as the scheduling extremes of having the film come out in time.
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Historians have investigated these troubled times in multiple ways.
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Archiguille belongs to the celebrated creators of the 1950s who in thattroubledtimeshowed their bright expressive works characterized by new composition and plastic innovations.
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Leto recounts his adolescence as atroubledtime, in which he experimented with drugs and dropped out of school.
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A place to stand: essays for educators in troubled times.
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Most prominently, the existentialists held a philosophy of engagement, well adapted to their troubled times but disjointed from mainstream scientific pursuits, with the possible exception of psychoanalysis.
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These men were holding temporary but very responsible positions for about a year during troubled times.
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I suspect that we are in for troubled times.
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We live in troubled times and the difficulty lies in attracting worldwide attention.
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I accept that the airline industry is going through troubled times.
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Alas, in these troubled times far worse things have happened.
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Many people are feeling the call to service in these troubled times.
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