vexed
Example Sentences
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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
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
How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz is an especially vexed question.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
I kept my chin up, but inside I was keyed up and vexed with Anna May myself.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
