fussy
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“Guyana might be a little bit too light for them to want to ramp up, but you know, a liquid barrel is a liquid barrel, so maybe they won’t be too fussy about the quality.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026
It’s comfortable in my hand, sharp and precise without feeling fussy, and it turns the quiet, repetitive work of cooking — chopping onions, coring fruit, slicing protein — into something smoother, even a little satisfying.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
Such musings are engaging, though they can also seem fussy and evasive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 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
Later in the dry season they wouldn’t be as fussy.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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