the nub

noun

: the main part or point of something
the nub of the story/problem/matter/argument

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To an arena that had long since gnawed its fingernails to the nub. — Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2026 At the Bobbi Brown counter, lipsticks were worn down to the nub. — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 The brief filed by the DOJ gets to the nub of this central issue almost immediately. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025 Simon Hughes gets to the nub of the matter in an extended article for The Athletic today. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026

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