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a person who makes frequent complaints usually about little things
a customer who's a real fussbudget about wanting her food very hot
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babies
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The babies and toddlers came across the synthetic opioid and its residue in their homes, inside hotel rooms and even at a city park.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025 -
In just three months at an Argentinian neonatal unit, five babies died and eight more went into crisis — each tied to the same nurse’s shift.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Fussbudgets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fussbudgets. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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