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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

But for those with an ear for knotty structures that sometimes feel like puzzle pieces, taking in the whole of the record is rewarding, even fun.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The BBC's own review noted that there was a disconnect between the "muscular" songs and the "existential crisis" of Styles' lyrics, concluding: "As a portrait of an artist at a crossroads, it's compellingly knotty."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Listen to his tightly harmonized vocals in “Send It On” or to the gorgeously murky electric piano in “One Mo’Gin” or to the knotty percussive crosstalk in “Sugah Daddy.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2025

The floor was made of solid wooden planks, old and knotty.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles




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