pique
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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
The television creator knows how to pique viewers’ interest, often dramatizing notable people and events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026
Meanwhile, political analyst Ambroise Mamba indicated on X that the ban could be self-defeating because it could pique people's interest to find out about Kabila's movements and activities.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2025
She was showing it to us, humming the music under her breath as she moved through the port de bras and pique turns.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
The first impression he makes is off the charts, which piques the curiosity of strangers wanting to learn more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
It is rare to find a book that you can open at random and almost always find something that piques your interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Parker hopes a unified women’s pro league piques the interest of female players to continue toward more elite levels, including the coaching ranks.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
There may be no filmmaker who piques my ambivalence as regularly as Scorsese, and this review crystallizes both my admiration of and frustration with his work.
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
Even the piques of his palate, if they speak to anything.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
That article, combined with anecdotes that some tech layoffs are hitting older workers, piqued my interest.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 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
Investor interest was piqued by the Artemis moon mission earlier this year that SpaceX did not participate in, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Unsurprisingly, such works have piqued the attention of Chinese authorities and made Badiucao – who does not give his real name publicly – a target.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
Zeitoun was willing to respect that boundary, but at the same time his interest was piqued.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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
In 2015, major oil deposits were first discovered off Essequibo’s shore by an ExxonMobil-led consortium, piquing the interest of Venezuela, whose commitment to pursuing the territorial claim has fluctuated over the years.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 8, 2023
And for some reason this strikes a chord, piquing a memory.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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