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It’s a thorny thicket that can keep us stagnant at the pivotal moments requiring the most courage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

In the hierarchy of group chats, ranked from most benign to active minefield, the mom chat is in its own atmosphere, the Victor Wembanyama of thorny text chains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026

And there are other thorny cultural factors too.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Despite many thorny issues between them, both Copenhagen and Nuuk have presented a united front rejecting US President Donald Trump's threats to take over Greenland.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

The Augarten proves a thorny place to search, full of narrow streets and tall apartment houses.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Those who trust these writers’ capabilities with using comic book properties as springboards to examine thornier issues can probably deduce that “Lanterns” is employing it for a specific reason.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

Then it was back to even thornier negotiations in Russia–Ukraine, and Iran.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

The U.S. is unlikely to reduce these much unless it gains ground on thornier issues, especially with Canada on lumber or dairy, says Owen Tedford, an analyst at Beacon Policy Advisors.

From Barron's ● Jun. 29, 2026

If that deal came together, it would give negotiators more time to reach a final agreement that would tackle thornier issues surrounding sanctions relief and Iran’s nuclear program.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026

Little Willie, in the tracts, scarcely dreamed of a thornier path of self-sacrifice.

From Old and New Masters by Robert Lynd

The chapter on fisheries, expected to be the thorniest as Iceland is intent on retaining control over its resources, had not been opened.

From Barron's ● Mar. 6, 2026

Unions say the measure would give them needed leverage and remove political pressure from the thorniest contract questions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2026

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From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026

Moreover, one of the thorniest challenges with the agency’s data collection was in a category that makes up a huge portion of the price index: housing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025

The Reagan had run afoul of nuclear power’s thorniest problem: radioactive isotopes.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland