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testy

[tes-tee] / ˈtɛs ti /


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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

The baritone Timothy Nolen, a veteran character actor, knew just what to do to make Testy ever more despicable.

From New York Times • May 30, 2010

The immediate effect of the edict of William the Testy was a popular commotion.

From Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete by Irving, Washington




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