nerdy
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They were part of a close group of friends at St Malachy's College, who Jay affectionately described to the inquest as "very nerdy kids".
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
I found him quirky, introspective, and slightly nerdy.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
And you too, those nerdy little reunion shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
To win over this hyperintellectual crowd, firms lean in to their nerdy culture.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
“And, like, when I do talk to the other Black kids, sometimes it’s like they think I’m too nerdy for them or something,” Miles says.
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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Nicholson is nerdier than most, but she’s also representative of a pure kind of fandom.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
But by the time the third generation took over the business, guitars dominated, and nothing was nerdier than playing accordion.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
It’s a perfect combination of the hunkiness Bettany delivered in Wimbledon and A Knight’s Tale and the nerdier allure he exhibited in Master and Commander.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2021
By his own admission Yang grew up “like one of the kids on Stranger Things but nerdier and with fewer friends”.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2019
So we could also talk about our dads, try to figure out which one is nerdier.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
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No AL team had bunted this often since 2011, meaning the nerdiest organization in the sport has brought back a play that data wonks spent a quarter-century trying to eliminate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Next to them, Colbert plied his art slyly, even mildly, but regularly and in ways the nerdiest students of comedy could appreciate.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
The artificial-intelligence investment theme can include a lot of hype about demand, colorful language about the future of work, incomprehensible descriptions of computing power, and technical jargon that would test even the nerdiest of experts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
“This is the nerdiest part: I’ve figured out a way to connect the VCR to a modern projector so I can screen movies from the VCR,” he says, laughing at himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2025
But the black girls were the sweetest, smartest, nerdiest kids.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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