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I've been trying to get rid of this pesky cold for weeks.
the pesky problem of what to do with all the leftovers
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Trump’s genius marketing instincts—his ability to dominate narratives and news cycles, to speak simply and consistently, pesky facts and nuances be damned—translated even better to politics than business.
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Matt Craig, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
All the same, understanding a Morandi still-life is a pesky illusion that may overtake you, the cure for which is looking again, harder.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Even in the second decade of the twenty-first century, that pesky, protruding, uncontrollable external organ is still not ready for general public viewing.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Also along for the ride had been my son, Eli, who was—to the girls, anyway—a pesky 12-year-old tagalong.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
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Matt Craig, Forbes, 6 Feb. 2025
All the same, understanding a Morandi still-life is a pesky illusion that may overtake you, the cure for which is looking again, harder.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
Even in the second decade of the twenty-first century, that pesky, protruding, uncontrollable external organ is still not ready for general public viewing.
—Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Also along for the ride had been my son, Eli, who was—to the girls, anyway—a pesky 12-year-old tagalong.
—Fran Golden, AFAR Media, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Pesky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pesky. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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