Steve Rushin

Putting is so difficult, so universally vexing, that the best the pros can do is tell us how to miss. 'Miss it on the pro side,' they say, meaning miss it above the hole. I can't even do that consistently. I miss it on the pro side. I miss it on the amateur side. I miss it on both sides of the clown's mouth.

American Journalist

Adam Hughes

Color always vexed me because I would fight with the media I was using. I love coloring in Photoshop, and it's freed me to pursue ideas and techniques I wouldn't have otherwise attempted. Since I get to take an assignment from concept to final execution, I have more freedom in my idea-making processes.

American Artist

Pat Riley

Each Warrior wants to leave the mark of his will, his signature, on important acts he touches. This is not the voice of ego but of the human spirit, rising up and declaring that it has something to contribute to the solution of the hardest problems, no matter how vexing!

American Coach

Jay Samit

As great as you believe your new product or company is, the world got along just fine without you. The greatest competition every startup faces is convincing consumers that there is a better solution to the problems that vex them.

American Businessman

Jim Mattis

There's an urgent need to stop reacting to each immediate vexing issue in isolation. Such response often creates unanticipated second-order effects and even more problems for us.

American Public Servant

John Wilkins

It is an excellent rule to be observed in all disputes, that men should give soft words and hard arguments; that they should not so much strive to vex as to convince each other.

English Clergyman

Graydon Carter

As any journalist will tell you, there are few professional situations as vexing as when a friend becomes involved in a major story that you feel you must cover.

James Carville

During my time as a political strategist, one of the most vexing problems was figuring out why so many people vote against their perceived interests.

American Lawyer

Gregory Porter

But sometimes that title 'jazz' can vex people who think they know exactly what jazz always is and will be.

American Musician

Stanley Fish

I do not support abortion rights. Although what I would support in this vexed area is not clear to me.

American Writer

Use 'vex' to express a light but persistent sense of annoyance.

Mild Annoyance

Pay attention to collocations like 'vex someone's spirit' which imply deep annoyance or distress.

Collocation Understanding

When something 'vexes the community', it means it causes widespread concern or trouble.

Community Impact

Expressing personal difficulty with a problem can be indicated by 'vex one's mind'.

Personal Struggle

'Vex' implies a mix of confusion and worry, especially concerning problems to solve.

Worry and Confusion

Use 'vex' for situations that are not dramatic but still bothersome or troubling.

Subtle Troubles

'Vex the issue' is often used when a matter is argued over more than necessary.

Unnecessary Argument

Indicate repeated or extensive discussions with 'vex the matter', especially when it's tedious.

Repeated Discussion

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In search of Toscanini’s...

 larger brains should always have more neurons than smaller brains, and the larger the brain, the more cognitively able its owner should be. So the largest brain around should also be the most cognitively able. And here comes the bad Our brain, not the largest one around. It seems quite vexing.

What is so special about...

 who reminds his anxious companion that they must wait here for someone called Godot. So begins a vexing cycle in which the two debate when Godot will come, why they’re waiting, and whether they’re even at the right tree. From here, Waiting for Godot only gets stranger -

Why should you read...

 and the greater truth behind it is one of philosophy's most vexing problems. It's been the subject of thousands of pages by theologians, philosophers, and screenwriters alike. It raises questions like should we trust our senses to come to the truth

Plato’s best (and worst)...

 So think about it. Some shots go through quickly. They don't all go through in order. It depends on how vexing the challenges are that they come up with when they are working on a particular scene.

Linda Hill: How to...

 look so lightly vexed because crocodiles have stolen stolen his personal sambar the species of deer you see floating him no one he killed it's been kidnapped pilfered plunder and that kinks the

Tiger vs. Crocs PIPE...

 of that now very pointedly asking what kinds of new rights they should enjoy um in that period it is also a vexed time when old allies out of the anti-slavery movement in particular

Black Women and the...

 look so lightly vexed because crocodiles have stolen stolen his personal sambar the species of deer you see floating here no one he killed it's been

JAWS vs. CLAWS PIPE...

 The darkness drops again; but now I know That twenty centuries of stony sleep Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle,

"The Second Coming" by...

 You just gave me goosebumps. The third wobble is authenticity, and I find it to be the most vexing.

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