thorniness

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In a break from the thorniness of “Deep Water,” Bullock told Aucoin, “I like this music, Matt,” to which he said, “Thanks, Jules; it’s nice to hear every once in a while.”

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2022

The thorniness of those issues contrasted with the uplifting simplicity of what Sui said of competitors Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov, who stand in second after a smashing 84.25.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022

Biden illustrated the thorniness of the debate recently when he gave a short answer to a question about Americans’ ability to worship during the pandemic: That it should happen “safely.”

From Washington Times • Dec. 18, 2020

“Black Panther,” by far the most commercially successful of the nominees listed here, takes on these themes in a way that honors the thorniness of the topic while mesmerizing the audience.

From Salon • Dec. 30, 2018

The most characteristic feature of the jungle was its thorniness.

From The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 by Wallace, Alfred Russel