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
On the vexed question of exactly how drum 'n' bass and jungle differ, my final answer is: I don't know.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024
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
In his 1926 book, “The Game of Squash Rackets,” Charles Arnold, a prominent coach and player at the time, observed with typical British understatement that “the ball is a very vexed question in squash.”
From New York Times • May 4, 2022
To be able to say of a vexed question, "Gano agrees with me," was to turn the scale at once in the speaker's favor.
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth
