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Duplicated and rearranged genes can account for some of this knottiness, Renner explains, as can interbreeding among these diverging plants.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 23, 2024

Somewhat miraculously considering its knottiness, it has been set with lyrics, by Susan Birkenhead, that spark and sparkle.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024

As with most geniuses, he was complicated, and “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper’s long-in-the-works biopic, hones in on that knottiness in its focus on Bernstein’s marriage to Chilean-born actress Felicia Montealegre.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Given the knottiness of the Irish border problem, it’s not quite clear what an alternative arrangement would even be.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2018

Who can disentangle that twisted and intricate knottiness?

From The Confessions of St. Augustine by Pusey, E. B. (Edward Bouverie)