picky
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“We Germans are really picky about hygiene,” he joked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Ideal for summer, this light and feathery style of bread can be used as buns for barbecues, for sandwiches in a picnic and in those lazy summer picky teas.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
“You, the picky eater, watching anything to do with food?” my mother asked.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
If nothing else, it pays to be picky in the consumer space.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
“You’re too picky, Keiko,” Audrey said in a low voice.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
Overall, that volatility has likely turned some investors off entirely, and those that remain are pickier, leading the most volatile staples stocks to trail their more stable peers and take bigger hits from bad news.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
"I've started to say no and not just take any job that's kind of coming my way. I'm being pickier," she says.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
General Mills isn’t the only branded-foods company that has been hurt by pickier consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
Americans from less-affluent households are becoming pickier about the purchases they make.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
The northern spotted owl is pickier — and smaller.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
This gift includes two dozen East Coast oysters that are sure to impress even the pickiest connoisseur.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024
With multiple beach towel collections — from Disney designs to boho chic — Sand Cloud has towels for even the pickiest surfer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Her approach will be accessible to the pickiest readers, layering personal anecdotes with a visit to a gene-sequencing lab, heavy on compassion and light on jargon.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
If ugly sweater patterns or footy pajamas aren’t going to make the cut, then maybe LilySilk’s highly sought-after trimmed pajamas will be enough to please the pickiest fashion fans.
From Fox News ● Dec. 15, 2021
Gramps implored us, but for four old guys, his friends were the pickiest eaters I'd ever known.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
