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Quick agreement seems likely on some framework principles, such as a recognition of Syria's territorial integrity, but others will be vexing.

From Reuters • Dec. 31, 2015

You will be pining at many insufferable troubles, and a thousand several cogitations will be vexing your spirits at the chargeable maintenance of your Family.

From The Ten Pleasures of Marriage and the Second Part, The Confession of the New Married Couple by Marsh, A.