vexed question

Frequency: 5.01.5 per million words

refers to a problem or issue that is difficult and has been debated a lot without a satisfactory conclusion.

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Examples (10)

  • The issue of climate change remains a vexed question for international policy-makers.
  • For centuries, the existence of extraterrestrial life has been a vexed question among scientists.
  • Funding for public education is a vexed question that often dominates political debates.
  • The historian described the causes of the war as a vexed question with no easy answers.
  • Despite numerous attempts, finding a definitive solution to poverty remains a vexed question.
  • The allocation of water resources in arid regions is a particularly vexed question.
  • She decided to avoid the vexed question of inherited wealth during the family dinner.
  • The legal status of digital currencies presents a vexed question for governments worldwide.
  • This complex ethical dilemma has become a vexed question in bioethics.
  • The politician skillfully sidestepped the vexed question of tax reform.