teasing
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Temper those outrageous emotions, the ones the algorithms have gotten so good at teasing out of us.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2026
Over the last few months, SpaceX has been teasing bigger moves in the wireless market.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
But doctors said teasing out the cancer cases at an early stage could be challenging when symptoms such as bloating are hard to distinguish from benign conditions including irritable bowel syndrome.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
The Spidey Tracker info from the “Brand New Day” post-credits scene could be teasing that’s where Spider-Man will eventually land.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
It was Jonn's teasing that had angered Sheba so that she had made Rowan the keeper of the map.
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
But her teasings – like her reminders of Jennifer Lawrence’s struggles with the forces of gravity — were generally light and pleasantly show-bizzy.
From Salon ● Mar. 3, 2014
Dr. Aicadre accepts his invalidism with bitter fatalism; the only things that are insupportable are the teasings of Madame Teterger's idiot son, who hates him. and the starvation rations given to his pet dog Bobbee.
From Time Magazine Archive
In his familiar intercourse, Bonaparte was what schoolboys call a tease; but his teasings were never spiteful, and seldom unkind.
From The Companions of Jehu by Alexandre Dumas père
Rage recalls dislike, and it may be he remembered bygone irritations and teasings.
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald
Dan searched his memory, found therein inscribed a number of snubs, rebuffs, and teasings, but nothing worthy of the thanks so sweetly offered.
From A College Girl by William H. C. Groome
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