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Plural
problems
1
something that causes difficulties and is hard to overcome
- Finding affordable housing in the city has become a significant problem for many people.
- Jane is trying to resolve a conflict with her friend to mend their relationship problem.
- John needs help from a mechanic to fix the engine problem in his motorcycle.
- Mary is facing a problem with her computer, as it keeps freezing.
- There was a problem with the delivery, and the package didn't arrive on time.
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a question that can be answered by mathematics or logical thinking
- In the competition, each team had to solve the same set of problems
- Our teacher gave us a problem to solve for homework.
- She enjoys problems that involve patterns and sequences.
- The crossword puzzle was a fun problem to solve over breakfast.
- This math problem seems hard, but I think I can solve it.