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knotty

[not-ee] / ˈnɒt i /


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

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

What Thompson-Hernández’s art so easily dispels, no matter the genre it finds a home in, are all the knotty, misguided and trite representations of otherness in our contemporary world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

But she’s a reluctant sleuth in a knotty case with a head full of noise and a shaky hand on the lighter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

I drag my garbage bag across the backyard and underneath the maple tree with thick leaves and knotty roots.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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