nettlesome

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Perhaps, some analysts suggested, it marked the demise of a nettlesome character whose usefulness — as a deniable military asset, international fixer and pro-Kremlin master of the media dark arts — had run its course.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

But an equally nettlesome problem is a severe lack of mental health providers, particularly in rural America.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022

JetBlue was once a “scrappy opponent” and American’s most nettlesome competitor in New York.

From Washington Times • Sep. 26, 2022

But even as Mediterranean gas exploration has advanced, particularly in deeper waters, sales to Europe have run into nettlesome problems.

From New York Times • May 5, 2022

They both needed her in an odd sort of way—their nettlesome guardian angel.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson