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Noun
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The documentary never resorts to pedantry in communicating its feelings about the community, but instead operates from an assumption of equality.—
Vikram Murthi,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026 -
This is not a matter of politics, punditry, or pedantry.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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There are 130 monitoring stations across the Sierra Nevada that provide electronic readings of the snowpack.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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January’s reading came in below expectations of 0%, according to a poll of economists by data firm FactSet.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Bookishness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bookishness. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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