vexed question

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A similar query arises when the author comes to the vexed question of how, and if, a diarist’s confidential work should be preserved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

How business leaders should engage with politics is a vexed question, especially in these febrile times.

From New York Times • May 12, 2023

Those recommendations would cover "identifying and expanding sources of funding" - referring to the vexed question of which countries should pay into the new fund.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2022

He says precisely how much capital they should have is a vexed question, but suggests each pound of share capital should support no more than £12-15 of loans - a ratio of about 7-8%.

From BBC • May 19, 2020

The existence, in almost every sea, of calamaries capable of playing their part in such a scene has been fully proved, and this vexed question of marine zoology set at rest for ever.

From Sea Monsters Unmasked and Sea Fables Explained by Lee, H. W. (Henry William)