vex
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The tunnel traffic continues to vex U.S. officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
The contrasting standards vex those worried for the future of public education.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
The brevity—and breakneck speed—of many of the new trade deals with the U.S. have left ambiguities that vex swift approvals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 27, 2026
These poor circumstances vex artists, despite optimism by curators and others who say more and more Ugandans are starting to appreciate art as an attractive investment option.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
“Not the face, Nina. I need him mobile, not pretty. Heal him fast and only enough to get him walking for now. I don’t want him spry enough to vex us.”
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
One thing that vexes customers and employees are the expiration dates, which can vary from one week to a month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
It is this uncertainty that vexes political pundits and campaign strategists alike.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024
Despite Wilson’s departure, Sublime with Rome has a tour booked through the fall, which clearly vexes the members of Sublime.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2024
Regarding the Dec. 4 Metro article “Metro’s focus on evasion vexes kids”:
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
“La, no Miss, but he’s had a scene with Mr. Laurie, who is in one of his tantrums about something, which vexes the old gentleman, so I dursn’t go nigh him.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
The wicked Navier-Stokes problem had vexed mathematicians for nearly a century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
A multiday music festival on the beach is a SoCal dream that has tantalized and vexed concert promoters for generations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
But along with the surge in tourism comes misbehaviour that has vexed locals and Balinese authorities.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But at the time, a teenage Adrian, hoping to break into the more commercial side of the film business, was vexed by his father’s reluctance to pursue Hollywood money-makers.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
As much as he could, Bran preferred to dress himself, but there were some tasks—pulling on breeches, lacing his boots—that vexed him.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
She also believed that Oklahoma’s justice system had thrown the book at Walters as a convenient way to clear a vexing case.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
I have some exciting editions planned, but I also want to hear from you: What money matters are vexing you?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
And this week, he spoke about another issue vexing him: men’s sperm count.
From Salon ● May 15, 2026
The resolution stretches across four single-spaced pages of the Tuesday meeting agenda — a complex, detailed approach to a vexing issue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
I have always found this criticism to be vexing and based on both ignorance of ANC history and maliciousness.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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