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Adjective
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Their prestige suffers because it is conflated in the public’s mind with long lines at the DMV, fastidious building inspectors, parking tickets—the stuff of local functionaries.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026 -
As the night stretched on, a festive atmosphere took hold; one table whooped as an erstwhile fastidious bartender joined them for a shot and returned to the counter, high-fiving his colleagues.—
Jillian Steinhauer,
New Yorker,
14 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The exterior sides of the oven, in particular, may need to be deep cleaned to remove spills and splatters that drip down the sides of the unit when cooking.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 Jan. 2026
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Testing out serums, in particular, takes a lot of trial and error.—
Michelle Baricevic,
InStyle,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Letting lawmakers investigate themselves guarantees selective outrage.—
Brandon Rottinghaus,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The country’s most selective colleges still enroll large proportions of students from the wealthiest 1% of American families.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Seed starting can be a finicky business, but these 7 veggie and flower all-stars are a cinch to start indoors in late winter or spring.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2026
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Use keyboard shortcuts to avoid right clicking When your trackpad is finicky, right-clicking can feel like trying to thread a needle while riding a roller coaster.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Substance actress stunned in a V-neck LBD featuring dainty spaghetti straps and an effortless silhouette, complementing her barely-there makeup.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
13 Jan. 2026
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The album opens with a pair of love songs that practically shimmer with jazzy keyboard glissandos and dainty folk-pop fingerpicking.—
Jude Noel,
Pitchfork,
13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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My picky kids specifically ask for this.—
Nellah Bailey McGough,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
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Vionic Kimmie Court Sneakers This Vionic Galia sneaker sale is so good that my picky 60-year-old mom and I are both running to checkout.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
29 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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While the monarch caterpillar will only eat milkweed, the gulf fritillary caterpillars are slightly less discriminating.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
15 Dec. 2025
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Special effects were progressing with varying results, but intelligent storytelling was leading the charge as viewers became more discriminating.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Saleh figures to be choosy about which jobs to pursue.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Between price hikes due to tariffs and inflation, sagging consumer confidence, and shoppers becoming choosier than ever, retailers had plenty to overcome this holiday season.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
26 Dec. 2025
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