pesky
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Sink down to the depths of the ocean in the Caribbean, where scuba divers can explore alongside a Sandals Resort marine biologist to hunt pesky, invasive lionfish.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
Then there was the pesky problem of Big Ten travel.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026
And the day after the primary—with those pesky voters out of the equation for a couple of months—Gonzales finally gave an interview in which he admitted to the affair.
From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026
But real estate insiders say the property is badly in need of remodeling, with aging office spaces, tiny windows, fickle elevators and a pesky rodent population among its ills.
From Barron's • Jan. 11, 2026
I swat it away like it’s a pesky fly.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Vocabulary lists containing pesky
"The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry
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