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knotty

[not-ee] / ˈnɒt i /


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If bond yields are in a secular, multidecade uptrend, as seems likely, investors face two knotty problems.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

As a portrait of an artist at a crossroads, it's compellingly knotty.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

It’ll go down with knotty LPs by Tori Amos and Fiona Apple that contort classical traditions to tangled, personal ends, and this track sums up her mission beautifully.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

It’s the latest in a series of knotty characters embraced by Arquette, 57.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

His skin seemed so pale against the dark, knotty wood.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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