nub
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Here, perhaps, we are coming to the nub of the issue, the gap of expectations between the governed and those who seek to govern.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
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
I find a pencil nub at the bottom of my backpack and start filling in the blanks with awesome things.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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
From specks the size of dust grains to nubs as big as raisins, the farm produces about 1,000 pounds of seeds a year.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2023
The talks went on for so long that the red hazard lights ran out of power, and the dozens of candles handed out to attendees around Hour 2 had melted into nubs by Hour 3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2023
Add cubes of cream cheese, nubs of Nutella, a mess of mini-marshmallows — trust your imagination and see what happens.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2022
Rose and I used to pluck the nubs out while talking about our boy problems.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
