vexed question
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A similar query arises when the author comes to the vexed question of how, and if, a diarist’s confidential work should be preserved.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
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
He said he was broadly supportive of the move to Plan B in England, but Covid passports were "a bit more of a vexed question".
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2021
After three centuries of exploration, the navigability of Hudson Bay and Strait remains a vexed question.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
