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This problem has vexed researchers for years.
We were vexed by the delay.
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Hanna Ziady, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
CenterPoint, Entergy receive backlash for power failure Days without power in their homes and living through a heat advisory have left several Texans vexed at CenterPoint, Entergy, government officials and ERCOT.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 11 July 2024
The book also expands and updates the Memoriam rules to allow immortal vampires a chance to flashback to history to solve problems that vex them tonight.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The biggest hurdle might be achieving her larger-than-life hair that has vexed fans and media alike.
—Chiara Kim, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Vex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vex. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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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