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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

She found the nub of a pencil she’d gotten out of her locker and crouched down, balancing the notebook on her knees.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

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

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

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

It had a pair of nubs above the bony shoulder blades.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull