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a few nettlesome details that still required attention
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The outlook for college costs jumped to a 7.2% increase, up 1.9 percentage points, while the rent component — which has been particularly nettlesome for Fed officials who have been looking for housing costs to decline — is seen as rising by 7.1%, or 0.6 percentage point more than June.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
State officials are pursuing a two-pronged effort — padlocking more unlicensed shops and licensing more retailers — to sweep away the nettlesome illicit market that emerged after the state legalized recreational marijuana use in 2021.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
Questioning settled boundaries inevitably invites nettlesome counterclaims, especially in regions where ethnic or tribal groups straddle borders and minority populations have ended up behind the lines when the maps were finalized.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2014
Dean noted that inflation, which remained at a nettlesome 3.5 percent last month, still worries voters.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2024
State officials are pursuing a two-pronged effort — padlocking more unlicensed shops and licensing more retailers — to sweep away the nettlesome illicit market that emerged after the state legalized recreational marijuana use in 2021.
—Tim Balk, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
Questioning settled boundaries inevitably invites nettlesome counterclaims, especially in regions where ethnic or tribal groups straddle borders and minority populations have ended up behind the lines when the maps were finalized.
—Steven Simon, Foreign Affairs, 26 Aug. 2014
Dean noted that inflation, which remained at a nettlesome 3.5 percent last month, still worries voters.
—Paul Kane, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
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“Nettlesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nettlesome. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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