pique
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“Snake Men,” told with delightful humor and insight, takes readers on a journey through incongruity: amateur scientists, professional pique and the insatiable human drive to name everything, everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
But two things can be true, and Bolton’s isn’t a simple case of presidential pique.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
And in the case of at least one clothing item — a pique sandwash dress — Sam’s Club members had even influenced the design.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
And his letter to Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre highlighted his obsessive pique over not winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
Perhaps, he added, she could fashion some of his schoolwork as a sort of game, which might pique his interest.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
As an investor, that’s a combination that piques my interest.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 2026
The word piques Bear’s curiosity, causing him to wonder aloud if Nikki’s writing a romance.
From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026
“We don’t cast for it, but when they come in, it definitely piques our interest,” says Lambo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
If that piques your interest, then you will find many things to enjoy in this show, which frequently feels less like an exercise in I.P. expansion and more like an experiment from comedy weirdos.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Even the piques of his palate, if they speak to anything.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
But one part of summer that most piqued our wide-eyed interest—that for all these years has felt like a dizzy dream—wasn’t on the campgrounds at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
The characters in particular are more grounded, which immediately piqued Root’s interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The FBI agent from Connecticut piqued investigators’ interest, as did another man thought to have ties to the CIA, but that line of inquiry went nowhere.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
A lecturer told the Oguntoyes that she knew a set of twin sisters they should meet, which piqued the brothers' interest.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
The captain was piqued, but managed to carry on with a pretense of optimism.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
“Getting that attention on social media—that is piquing people’s interest, especially the younger generations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Luria thinks all that is piquing the curiosity of value investors, who buy stocks they believe are trading at a discount to their intrinsic worth.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 21, 2026
Pawpaws aren't the only promising crops piquing people's interest.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024
In previous work, Montell's team came across a mutation in this gene that impaired cell mobility, piquing their interest.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
“You tell stories?” the man asks, the piquing of his interest almost palpable.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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