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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I was just waiting for the discussion to get down to the real nub of things.
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The baby clutched a nub of carrot.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And that's the nub of it.
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Here we come to the nub of it.
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Interpersonal skills form the nub of the trainers' course.
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Speed is of no consequence, but duration is vital, the very nub of the matter.
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The nub thereof is, of course, that you must first get to know your heron.
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The cat shifted about on his lap, clawed at the woolen nubs of his trousers.
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Then the Sheikha took her needle and drove it up through the middle of the quarter-inch nub , anchoring the fabric.