nub

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And this is the nub of it: history.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 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

The man has a scar on his neck on the nub side.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan