nub
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And this is the nub of it: history.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
There lies the nub of the dilemma for Qatar and the five other Gulf states facing the brunt of the backlash from a war they tried to avert through diplomacy.
From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026
But voices were growing for stronger action, saying the monarch was failing to get at the nub of the problem: in the public’s eye, the disgraced prince continues to live…well, like a prince.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Both treatments caused the same dramatic effect: the hyphae elongated much more slowly and with a strange nub shape not found in nature.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2024
Which meant that he never went anywhere without Lolly and her missing eye and that one ear Nunu had chewed on until it was practically gone, worn down to a hard, spit-dark, threadbare nub.
From "Eleven" by Tom Rogers
Now he spits out armadillo facts between the nubs of incoming front teeth in their mobile home, then points to his favorite ornament on their white, plastic Christmas tree.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 23, 2023
She would run her fingers along the pointed nubs of the beans — almost like someone would press prayer beads between their fingertips — and stare at the black-eyed Susans coming up in her backyard.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2023
Now both colonies — which had slowly spread, with tiny nubs reaching toward filtering sunlight — were being damaged as water temperatures spiked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2023
Add cubes of cream cheese, nubs of Nutella, a mess of mini-marshmallows — trust your imagination and see what happens.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2022
Rose and I used to pluck the nubs out while talking about our boy problems.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
