fussy
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The production is a revival of the disappointingly fussy, clumsy, old-fashioned one by Lee Blakeley the company unveiled in 2013 for Conlon and to celebrate the Verdi bicentennial.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
The data collected — including health monitoring and yes, troubleshooting fussy toilets — will inform future off-planet missions.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
She said the rescue centre received a lot of negative comments and abuse online because people thought it was the rescue being "fussy or difficult".
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
A little retro, fancy but never fussy, shrimp cocktail is festive food guests go ga-ga for.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
He had become very subdued and fussy about how hungry he always was.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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