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squeamish

[skwee-mish] / ˈskwi mɪʃ /


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Then-new Chair Paul Volcker, a personal hero of current boss Jerome Powell, wasn’t squeamish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Here McDermott’s inspired staging demonstrated that Glass’ forgiving personal portrait of Walt Disney makes it the quintessential Hollywood opera that no one dares bring to squeamish Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

There’s a price war going on and Novo Nordisk recently launched a pill version, which will attract people squeamish about weekly injections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Even their own version of Donald Trump, played by James Austin Johnson, was feeling a little squeamish.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

It was the creepers that made him squeamish.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman




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