vexed

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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

This question, now being asked of prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi, has vexed financial regulators from Hammurabi to Hamilton.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

From hostages to nuclear weapons and proxy wars, Iran has vexed American presidents for some 75 years, compelling some of Washington’s riskiest international campaigns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

In his statement, he said the post had followed Mr Lammy's visit to the Caribbean when he was foreign secretary and was about the "vexed issue" of reparations for former colonial nations affected by slavery.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

He was vexed to find how little he thought like a grownup and sighed again.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding