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Our neighbor is a grumpy old man.
I was feeling grumpy after my long flight.
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Coaches will tell you of a character who could be grumpy or stubborn, but also of someone who needed faith shown in him.
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The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Are American critics just grumpier than their English counterparts?
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Marine biologists described the Red Sea’s grumpy dwarfgoby, and a team of 127 coleopterists described 153 new species of beetles from China.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Are American critics just grumpier than their English counterparts?
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Marine biologists described the Red Sea’s grumpy dwarfgoby, and a team of 127 coleopterists described 153 new species of beetles from China.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Share [Findings] Marine biologists described the Red Sea’s grumpy dwarfgoby.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Grumpy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grumpy. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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