vexed
Example Sentences
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But this move suggests that the producers’ club will only find it harder to navigate the cross-currents of war, economic uncertainty, sanctions, and non-OPEC supply growth that have vexed market management.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
This question, now being asked of prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, has vexed financial regulators from Hammurabi to Hamilton.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is an especially vexed question.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The question that vexed me as I left La Jolla Playhouse, where “Working Girl” is receiving its world premiere, is why must musicals so often cheapen their source material?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025
While the regent seemed satisfied with me, he was vexed with Justice, who he said must return to Mqhekezweni.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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