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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

But the nub of the issue for him is “how” they produce this art, the range of artists they’re inviting in, the openness to new forms and collaborative modalities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

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

My poor fingernails were chewed down to the nub.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

The worn nubs of the first wharf can still be seen at times in low tide, and other parts of the structure have managed to survive the test of time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

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

Pushing the origin of panda pseudothumbs back millions of years raises a perplexing question: Why have these nubs never developed into versatile, true thumbs?

From New York Times ● Jun. 30, 2022

“Why? Because you’ve become incapable of responding to my questions in more than little nubs of sentences. And where? To the Last Hoorah party.”

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon