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Julie is a sardonic, supermarket cashier with sticky fingers and Chloe is a glamorous influencer with millions of adoring fans.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Trump’s loose lips and sticky fingers arguably made U.S. allies less safe.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Worse than his malice is his neediness, which seems to break through that fourth wall to put its sticky fingers around our throats.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Here are five more memorable cases of Oscars going AWOL:
Frances McDormand
Beware of sticky fingers.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
The Tea Room at L.S. Ayres The eighth floor of downtown department store L.S. Ayres & Co. was reserved for a luxurious dining experience for anyone who wanted to be served by waiters in crisp uniforms and clean their sticky fingers in bowls filled with water and rose petals.
—Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
What if a guest’s baby wipes sticky fingers on the fabric?
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
This backpack has a streamlined design without any exterior front or top pockets and a U-shaped zipper along the top, which are both ideal when traipsing through a theme park and waiting in long lines, big crowds, and sticky fingers.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024
Of course, a crucial saving grace to crumbs and sticky fingers on the road is napkins or hand wipes.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2024
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Trump’s loose lips and sticky fingers arguably made U.S. allies less safe.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Worse than his malice is his neediness, which seems to break through that fourth wall to put its sticky fingers around our throats.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Here are five more memorable cases of Oscars going AWOL:
Frances McDormand
Beware of sticky fingers.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
The Tea Room at L.S. Ayres The eighth floor of downtown department store L.S. Ayres & Co. was reserved for a luxurious dining experience for anyone who wanted to be served by waiters in crisp uniforms and clean their sticky fingers in bowls filled with water and rose petals.
—Lilly St. Angelo, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
What if a guest’s baby wipes sticky fingers on the fabric?
—Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 9 July 2024
This backpack has a streamlined design without any exterior front or top pockets and a U-shaped zipper along the top, which are both ideal when traipsing through a theme park and waiting in long lines, big crowds, and sticky fingers.
—Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 27 Mar. 2024
Of course, a crucial saving grace to crumbs and sticky fingers on the road is napkins or hand wipes.
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2024
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“Sticky fingers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticky%20fingers. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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