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  • present participle of vex.
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vexing

[vek-sing] / ˈvɛk sɪŋ /
























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A “tsunami” of CDs coming due is vexing savers who are worried about redeploying their money.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The resolution stretches across four single-spaced pages of the Tuesday meeting agenda — a complex, detailed approach to a vexing issue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

As Salon has reported before, these things can appear extremely bright in the night sky, vexing astronomers and essentially censoring the stars.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

For investors, this raises a vexing valuation issue.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

I have always found this criticism to be vexing and based on both ignorance of ANC history and maliciousness.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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