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knotty

[not-ee] / ˈnɒt i /


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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

The BBC's own review noted that there was a disconnect between the "muscular" songs and the "existential crisis" of Styles' lyrics, concluding: "As a portrait of an artist at a crossroads, it's compellingly knotty."

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

But she’s a reluctant sleuth in a knotty case with a head full of noise and a shaky hand on the lighter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 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

He knows which knotty roots to leap over, where to turn, and where to pick up speed.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers




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