nub
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There lies the nub of the dilemma for Qatar and the five other Gulf states facing the brunt of the backlash from a war they tried to avert through diplomacy.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
But voices were growing for stronger action, saying the monarch was failing to get at the nub of the problem: in the public’s eye, the disgraced prince continues to live…well, like a prince.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
When resting, it appears as a small white nub between their eyes, but when raised, it becomes a hooked, barbed organ covered in teeth.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2025
The nub of it is - the new UK government now knows it will be dealing with a new administration in Washington within six months, whatever happens.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2024
"Reach and draw back a nub," I warned.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
The worn nubs of the first wharf can still be seen at times in low tide, and other parts of the structure have managed to survive the test of time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
She would run her fingers along the pointed nubs of the beans — almost like someone would press prayer beads between their fingertips — and stare at the black-eyed Susans coming up in her backyard.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2023
Huge trees lay on the ground, their stumps reduced to nubs.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
South African ceramist Jabulile Nala casts traditional beer pots whose glistening dark exteriors are embellished with symmetrical arrangements of nubs and gashes, echoing those etched into human skin by some African tribes.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 9, 2022
The nubs wiggled like the remnants of amputated wings.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
