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the constantly changing schedule was somewhat vexing, but I coped
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Finally, this history helps explain perhaps the most vexing aspect of Rwanda to those looking on from outside: Mr. Kagame’s longevity in office and Rwandans’ apparent consent to it.
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Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
The Biden administration thus faces the vexing problem of having its most important policy goal regarding the Gaza crisis challenged and perhaps derailed by its primary regional partner.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
In fact, fossil smuggling out of Brazil remains a vexing problem for authorities.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Essentially, the team used more and better data to come to the same vexing conclusion that motivated its quest in the first place.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
Failing to Impress: The M.T.A. is testing new fare gates to stop turnstile jumpers and metal platform barriers to keep riders safe in an effort to address some of the subway system’s most vexing problems.
—Michael Wilson, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
But how Israel can keep a weakened Hamas from rebuilding remains an open, and vexing, question for military leaders.
—Lior Soroka, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
Just as software and data have been used to make a select few wealthy, tech could be used to find solutions to large vexing social problems in education, health and climate.
—Jim Fruchterman, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
An even more vexing issue is the intangible heritage of national minorities.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
The Biden administration thus faces the vexing problem of having its most important policy goal regarding the Gaza crisis challenged and perhaps derailed by its primary regional partner.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024
In fact, fossil smuggling out of Brazil remains a vexing problem for authorities.
—Isaac Schultz / Gizmodo, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
Essentially, the team used more and better data to come to the same vexing conclusion that motivated its quest in the first place.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
Failing to Impress: The M.T.A. is testing new fare gates to stop turnstile jumpers and metal platform barriers to keep riders safe in an effort to address some of the subway system’s most vexing problems.
—Michael Wilson, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
But how Israel can keep a weakened Hamas from rebuilding remains an open, and vexing, question for military leaders.
—Lior Soroka, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
Just as software and data have been used to make a select few wealthy, tech could be used to find solutions to large vexing social problems in education, health and climate.
—Jim Fruchterman, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
An even more vexing issue is the intangible heritage of national minorities.
—Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2024
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“Vexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vexing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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