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the constantly changing schedule was somewhat vexing, but I coped
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Learning how to hunt is a vexing but necessary struggle for the young tigers.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Across urban centers in America — and Milwaukee is a prime example — efforts to bring success to schools such as these have been vexing and rarely successful, especially on a sustained basis.
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
One of the most vexing impacts of climate change on vineyards isn’t just the heat, but also the unpredictability of rain and drought, and the ways in which that affects the fruit both during the growing season and at harvest.
—Brian Freedman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The larger issue, though, is the vexing combination of (a) huge fiscal deficits--of which interest costs are now a large part; (b) a massive debt pile that is generating those interest payments; and (c) rising interest rates.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2024
Across urban centers in America — and Milwaukee is a prime example — efforts to bring success to schools such as these have been vexing and rarely successful, especially on a sustained basis.
—Alan J. Borsuk, Journal Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2024
One of the most vexing impacts of climate change on vineyards isn’t just the heat, but also the unpredictability of rain and drought, and the ways in which that affects the fruit both during the growing season and at harvest.
—Brian Freedman, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The larger issue, though, is the vexing combination of (a) huge fiscal deficits--of which interest costs are now a large part; (b) a massive debt pile that is generating those interest payments; and (c) rising interest rates.
—Kelly Evans, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Vexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vexing. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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