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purist
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But this one does…The purists are going to say, 'Hey, shut your mouth.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 July 2025 -
And while the marque calls this a shooting brake, purists will point out that true shooting brakes only have two doors; what Mercedes has made is a station wagon instead, or an estate car as they’re called in the U.K.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
15 July 2025
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“Hairsplitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairsplitter. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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