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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

He and his father were able to find the nub end of the bench seating at the top of the stadium, directly across from the entrance to the antiquated wooden press box.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

I teach Ray tic-tac-toe, and we play over and over until the chalk is a nub.

From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

So instead of grinding my teeth into nubs, I finally embraced my ref rage and tried to explore its contours.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2024

Now he spits out armadillo facts between the nubs of incoming front teeth in their mobile home, then points to his favorite ornament on their white, plastic Christmas tree.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023

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

Acting on a hunch that it was the rabbits gnawing the fruits to their nubs, the scientists trained three infrared camera traps on B. yuwanensis fruit bundles in January 2021.

From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023

I unwrap the cord and slip the yellow plastic headphones over my head, pushing the tiny speaker nubs into my ears.

From "Thirteen Reasons Why" by Jay Asher