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grumpy

[gruhm-pee] / ˈgrʌm pi /


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If people see you not smiling you're not grumpy!

From BBC • May 2, 2026

He was trained by colorful and often grumpy Mel Stute, who was, like Shoemaker, a fixture at Santa Anita.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

“Trips to China have made me grumpy and given me a bad attitude toward American-market EVs,” wrote Kevin Williams at InsideEVs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Instead, grumpy naysayers say our brains conduct “cognitive offload.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

The batsman looks a bit grumpy, but even he says hello.

From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman




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