vexed question

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A similar query arises when the author comes to the vexed question of how, and if, a diarist’s confidential work should be preserved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

On the vexed question of exactly how drum 'n' bass and jungle differ, my final answer is: I don't know.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

Those recommendations would cover "identifying and expanding sources of funding" - referring to the vexed question of which countries should pay into the new fund.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2022

In his 1926 book, “The Game of Squash Rackets,” Charles Arnold, a prominent coach and player at the time, observed with typical British understatement that “the ball is a very vexed question in squash.”

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

Whether or not Shelley believed in immortality is still a vexed question and is likely to remain so, since he had not reached convictions sufficiently stable to permit a formal statement on his part.

From Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats by Miller, Barnette