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frequently influenced by moods and especially bad moods
teenagers are often both moody and changeable
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Recent Examples of moody
Hop in a car to wind down at the Parker Palm Springs’ Counter Reformation, an appealingly dark and moody bar with a confessional in the corner and a small, excellent list of wines in three sizes (all starting at $11), which allows for sampling, drinking or indulging.
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Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The all-black exterior is ideal for a bolder room that's leaning into moody color palettes and dramatic hues on the walls.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Prepare for Mood Swings Teenagers can be moody, especially when tired or out of their comfort zone.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
In the grand entryway, Haller created a dramatic moment with a moody botanical wallpaper from Antoinette Poisson.
—Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2024
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Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
The all-black exterior is ideal for a bolder room that's leaning into moody color palettes and dramatic hues on the walls.
—Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
Prepare for Mood Swings Teenagers can be moody, especially when tired or out of their comfort zone.
—Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
In the grand entryway, Haller created a dramatic moment with a moody botanical wallpaper from Antoinette Poisson.
—Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2024
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Despite his volatile nature, Sanders has been linked to NFL teams after beginning his coaching career with Jackson State back in 2020.Vincent Frank, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Other volatile organic compounds are also known to contaminate tap water after fires.Pien Huang, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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People with depression may be distracted on the road, have a slower reaction time, or have careless or impulsive driving behaviors, like hard braking or speeding.Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 9 Jan. 2025
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This perspective can help avoid mistakes stemming from poor tax planning or impulsive financial decisions.Rory O'Hara, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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An underground glow In fungi, the key step towards bioluminescence occurs when the enzyme luciferase converts light-emitting compound called luciferin into an unstable product.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
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To address such an unstable yet technical landscape, businesses ‘curate’ teams of experts and ask them to work together.London Business School, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Hers is the kind of face that inspires directors to tight framing — gleaming, as if smoothed from marble, and yet somehow pliant, changeful.Jordan Kisner Jack Davison, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2022
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Rigorous, blustery winter; winding sleety spring; hot, moist enervating summer; changeful autumn with its dog-days; these are absolutely unknown.San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023
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Coupled with erratic blood sugar levels – often caused by diets high in refined sugars and low in nutrients – these energy dips and spikes can leave you feeling irritable and drained.Lina Begdache, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2025
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This can contribute to symptoms such as fatigue, muscle aches, and irritable mood.Rosanna Sutherby, PharmD, Verywell Health, 3 Jan. 2025
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But the current results do show that a species that came of age exploring its own planet may well have the temperamental and neurological wherewithal to go much farther—for much longer.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 29 Dec. 2024
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My starter can be very temperamental when my house gets dry and chilly in the winter.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Moody.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/moody. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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