knotty
Example Sentences
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If bond yields are in a secular, multidecade uptrend, as seems likely, investors face two knotty problems.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
But for those with an ear for knotty structures that sometimes feel like puzzle pieces, taking in the whole of the record is rewarding, even fun.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Of course, as with any knotty academic question, there are anomalies.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
Knox comprehends how knotty the process of reconciling with an ending that differs from what we want can be.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025
The floor was made of solid wooden planks, old and knotty.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
Vocabulary lists containing knotty
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