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pettifoggers

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plural of pettifogger

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Now the board consists of two lawyers, a Waffle House executive, a conservative commentator and the former head of the Cobb County Republican Party.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Its lawyers may persuade the court that the transaction will create a stronger competitor to Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, Apple and other technology giants increasingly dominating the entertainment business.

— Paul Hardart, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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While there are certainly some wood purists out there, Molnar isn’t one of them.

— Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Yet, trapped within the GOP apparatus, his baseline scenario has always been a predictable squeeze in the primary, caught between conservative purists who view him as too centrist and partisan Democrats who hold the financial high ground.

— Dain Fitzgerald, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of purists

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Kurtz said the partners are all perfectionists, and that carries over to their cup quality.

— Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2026
Both Virgos and Taureans are known to be headstrong perfectionists, so don’t be too harsh on yourself during these fun few weeks.

— Snehaa Khanna Sahgal, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2025

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As its title implies, Suits LA moved the action of the original from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, and followed a new group of legal eagles led by Amell's Ted, who was revealed to have a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who recurred in several episodes on the spinoff).

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
That should come as no surprise to anyone who watched the trailer and noticed the luxe wardrobes worn by the female legal eagles.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025

Definition of legal eagles

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