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This problem has vexed researchers for years.
We were vexed by the delay.
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Prospero’s mind is understandably vexed, but the losses he’s already endured have sharpened his vision.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
The lack of a plan has vexed Missouri lawmakers, including the incoming Republican and Democratic leaders of the Missouri House, who are both from the Kansas City-area.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Shortages of controllers have vexed airline executives, who have blamed staffing shortages for congestion in some of the country’s busiest airports.
—Leslie Josephs,michael Sheetz, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Gavigan has been an outspoken critic of Nashville's unbridled growth, which particularly vexed her at her Gulch location.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
The lack of a plan has vexed Missouri lawmakers, including the incoming Republican and Democratic leaders of the Missouri House, who are both from the Kansas City-area.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 7 Jan. 2025
Shortages of controllers have vexed airline executives, who have blamed staffing shortages for congestion in some of the country’s busiest airports.
—Leslie Josephs,michael Sheetz, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
Gavigan has been an outspoken critic of Nashville's unbridled growth, which particularly vexed her at her Gulch location.
—Mackensy Lunsford, The Tennessean, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Vex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vex. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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vex
verb
vexed also vext; vexing
1
: to bring trouble, distress, or worry to
vexed by thoughts of what could have been
2
: to annoy continually with little irritations
vexed by the children
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