vexed question

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How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is an especially vexed question.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

How business leaders should engage with politics is a vexed question, especially in these febrile times.

From New York Times • May 12, 2023

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

Into the vexed question of the break of gauge it is not needful for me here to enter.

From The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India by Hunter, William Wilson