fussiness

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Noun
  • One of the original cast members, Mary has always said exactly what was on her mind and is blunt perhaps to the point of rudeness.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
  • According to an article from on the growing rudeness in society, incidents like this are becoming more common.
    Darlin Tillery, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Petro has deployed soldiers and humanitarian aid to the region in a bid to quell the belligerence that has claimed dozens of lives and displaced tens of thousands of residents.
    Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile Hezbollah's constant attacks against Israel following the October 7 Hamas invasion caused Israel to consider terminating the agreements, but for all practical purposes that belligerence mainly brought resource development to a standstill.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Owners concerned whether or not their dog is experiencing a phantom pregnancy can look for the following symptoms: mammary development, lactation, enlarged belly, loss of appetite, lethargy, vomiting, nesting, being protective of small inanimate objects and restlessness or aggression.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
  • His ability to exploit Daniels’ aggression — baiting him into three first-half fouls — was critical, forcing the Hawks’ defensive anchor to the bench and limiting his usual effectiveness.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Interpreting well requires strengths in cultural sensitivity, listening, and quick thinking.
    George Bradt, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Start with a low concentration, pair it with a rich hand cream for hydration, and always follow up with sunscreen since retinol can increase sun sensitivity.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Its approach to union organizing activity may not be entirely welcoming, but seems to lack the truculence and hostility shown by retailers such as Starbucks and Amazon.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Other international powers are showing even less patience for Israeli truculence.
    Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Congress has given away its power to declare war to the president, handing over the ability to take the nation from a state of peace to a state of belligerency or co-belligerency.
    Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 7 July 2024
  • Credibility requires consistency, not belligerency.
    Keren Yarhi-Milo, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
Noun
  • This scrappiness paid off when delivery became a table stakes channel in the past year.
    Alicia Kelso, Forbes, 5 May 2021
  • The unselfishness and scrappiness of the Golden Eagles is reminiscent of those teams coached by Al McGuire in halcyon days.
    Ben Steele, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2023
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