vexed
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To call this a vexed question is putting it mildly.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
For decades scientists and researchers have been vexed by a sound emanating from cats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"There is no point in bemoaning what is going on" one says phlegmatically, "Andy Burnham's inherited this vexed issue that our jails are full, it's in the nature of being PM."
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is an especially vexed question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
He feared for his own self-control if Priam vexed him.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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