vexed
Example Sentences
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But this move suggests that the producers’ club will only find it harder to navigate the cross-currents of war, economic uncertainty, sanctions, and non-OPEC supply growth that have vexed market management.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is an especially vexed question.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
Though timing these cycles has vexed many investors, there was a fairly familiar pattern of sales growing quickly, then shrinking.
From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026
Graffiti, trash, trespassing and safety issues at the sprawling mall vexed local officials for so many years that they secured an injunction forcing the property owners to redevelop it or demolish it by August.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
“Shad—Jeth—you two boys better come in now. I’m gettin’ real vexed with both of you.”
From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt
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