knotty question
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Which brings us to the knotty question at the start of this column: Is this allowed?
From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2022
The knotty question is what to do next.
From Science Magazine • Jun. 15, 2022
It is an eternally knotty question, but one that is stymied by the structure of the book.
From New York Times • Mar. 8, 2022
“Truth” in memoir is a knotty question to begin with, but at evangelical publishing houses, there’s an extra layer of complexity.
From Slate • Jul. 9, 2019
One should thus get over this hard and knotty question which is capable of disturbing the understanding by doubt, and thereby win happiness.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan