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vexes

  • present tense form
    of vex (3rd person singular).
    vex
    verb (used with object)
    to irritate; annoy; provoke.

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That question vexes former Royal Netherlands Air Force Apache attack helicopter pilot Roy Lindelauf, who is now a professor of data science in the department of intelligent systems of Tilburg University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

It is this uncertainty that vexes political pundits and campaign strategists alike.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2024

Regarding the Dec. 4 Metro article “Metro’s focus on evasion vexes kids”:

From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022

He even puts up a poster decreeing “No eating people” in his apartment, which vexes Venom mightily.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 30, 2021

But for some reason the lesson vexes me.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein