testy
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Testy exchanges over disputes were often balanced by promises to cooperate on areas of mutual interest, whether climate change or containing North Korea’s nuclear program.
From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2022
Dear Amy: "Testy Traveler" reported being bothered by her chatty seatmate, resulting in her writing a snarky text from her airplane seat, which the seatmate saw, causing a confrontation.
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021
Testy backyard neighbors UNC and Duke are barely more than the range of a JJ Redick 3-pointer down the road from one another.
From Washington Times • Feb. 10, 2021
General in Afghanistan Under Fire for Testy Magazine Profile The top commander in Afghanistan, and his team, describe their diplomatic and political counterparts in robust terms in a Rolling Stone profile.
From Newsweek • Jun. 22, 2010
Next to his projects for the suppression of poverty may be classed those of William the Testy for increasing the wealth of New Amsterdam.
From Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete by Irving, Washington
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