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nerd

[nurd] / nɜrd /
NOUN
geek
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The Wolverhampton artist, who plays Sylvia's mother and suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst at the Birmingham Hippodrome said she was a "history nerd" and described the part as a "gift of a role".

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Burbank is betting big on housing, nerd culture and free parking to revive its downtown scene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

I’m a politics nerd who will be watching tonight’s election returns in real time, but I sincerely hope you won’t feel compelled to do the same.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

There has never been a better time to be a math nerd.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Like when the skinny nerd girl walks downstairs in her red dress.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

It’s built a long-standing resale market where nerds and weeaboos everywhere turned Charizards into cold, hard cash.

From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026

With each successive release, Nolan helped train a generation of movie nerds in the virtues of large-format film.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

But Allison and I rehearsed it like a play, and we would just run lines like little theater nerds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

"It is exciting, it's not ten nerds in a room! It's a full arena, it's a pretty big thing," he said.

From BBC ● May 27, 2026

“Let’s go see where the music recording nerds like future-you hang out.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner


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