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Success or failure In the end, two main factors will shape the Party’s future more than all the bed-wetting, nit-picking, analyses and commissions.
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Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
What followed was a nit-picking, photo finish of a taste test.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
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Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
What followed was a nit-picking, photo finish of a taste test.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 Nov. 2023
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“Nit-picking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nit-picking. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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