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  • past participle of pique.
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piqued

[peekt] / pikt /










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“That was a huge learning experience for me, just being so close to Sean and seeing all the stuff he had to deal with. That’s where it kind of intrigued me and piqued my interest.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

So when we saw data showing that the number of new business applications had been rising—while the number of such companies showing intent to hire had simultaneously stayed flat—it immediately piqued our interest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

That article, combined with anecdotes that some tech layoffs are hitting older workers, piqued my interest.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026

The FBI agent from Connecticut piqued investigators’ interest, as did another man thought to have ties to the CIA, but that line of inquiry went nowhere.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

But she had piqued his interest, in a way he says likely wouldn’t have happened, absent her intervention.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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