ticklish
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The author’s fondness for masculine attire and habits—she enjoyed smoking cigars—has never ceased to generate ticklish speculation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
How England get him to that point is ticklish.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2024
The job drought is a ticklish problem for the ruling Communist Party, which is overseeing a sluggish post-pandemic economic recovery worsened by a downturn in the property market.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
There’s a ticklish note of meta-pleasure to Blanchett’s performance: She may be playing the role of the conductor with impeccable poise, but so, of course, is Lydia herself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Their tiny hands were ticklish at first, but the movements were soothing, and gentler than I could ever have imagined.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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