thorniness

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As Paper Boi becomes more famous, Alfred is forced to navigate the thorniness of newfound celebrity.

From Washington Post • Nov. 8, 2022

Mickey has some predictable thorniness with his tween daughter, but it's fleeting.

From Salon • May 21, 2022

Biden illustrated the thorniness of the debate recently when he gave a short answer to a question about Americans’ ability to worship during the pandemic: That it should happen “safely.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2020

In recent years, the thorniness of the frozen-embryo issue has come to light via Sofía Vergara, whose ex-fiancé Nick Loeb has filed several lawsuits to gain possession of the two embryos they created together.

From Slate • Jul. 19, 2018

The most characteristic feature of the jungle was its thorniness.

From The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 by Wallace, Alfred Russel