as in gall
shameless boldness
the startling pertness with which the server responded to our request to make a substitution
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Noun
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The documents that Dooley was now handling were barely yellowed, their edges lightly frayed, the oak gall ink ranging from brown to black.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026 -
The apparent copy of Hipparchus’ catalog was written using ink made from tannin-rich oak galls, the common, often-round growths on oak trees triggered by larval wasps.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The ride is just long enough to let the nerves set in.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is one reason the drug expanded from being used primarily for seizures to becoming a mainstay for nerve pain related to such a wide variety of neuropathic conditions.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach take turns transforming into floating marketplaces — docks converted to catwalks, hulls polished to reflective arrogance, sales reps who can quote fuel burn like yacht owners care about costs.—
Eric Barton,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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College football is awash in problems, including the Big Ten’s unrivaled arrogance, and its never-ending list of demands that would make Notre Dame blush.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Jan. 2026
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In recent years, Ye’s irreverence and brashness shifted into something darker and far more dangerous.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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Given his father’s reputation for brashness, many people told me they were surprised by how nice David is.—
Reeves Wiedeman,
Vulture,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Pertness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pertness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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