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complex problem

NOUN

can of worms

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Gordian knot Pandora's box complexity complication difficult situation difficulty dog's breakfast entanglement hard nut to crack headache hornet's nest hot water mare's nest mess predicament problem quagmire quandary snafu snake pit snarl trouble troublesome problem unpredictable situation

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The straightforward framework made a complex problem seem manageable.

From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026

While Date Drop has helped, it won’t necessarily solve the complex problem that is dating at a place like Stanford.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026

“It is a complex problem – but human beings are capable of designing complex solutions to complex problems.”

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2024

Reconstructing a full 3D scene from one camera viewpoint is a complex problem.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2024

John Gottman took a complex problem and reduced it to its simplest elements: even the most complicated of relationships and problems, he showed, have an identifiable underlying pattern.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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