vexed question

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How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is an especially vexed question.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

This vexed question is why the proceedings of the Bank's nine member Monetary Policy Committee were so close and even involved an unprecedented second vote.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2025

Those recommendations would cover "identifying and expanding sources of funding" - referring to the vexed question of which countries should pay into the new fund.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2022

In his 1926 book, “The Game of Squash Rackets,” Charles Arnold, a prominent coach and player at the time, observed with typical British understatement that “the ball is a very vexed question in squash.”

From New York Times • May 4, 2022

In short, a voluminous literature has sprung out of this vexed question, but to the serious student of the life and times of Columbus Genoa and Savona alone appear worthy of respect.

From Cuba Past and Present by Davey, Richard