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curiosity

[kyoor-ee-os-i-tee] / ˌkyʊər iˈɒs ɪ ti /




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Those financial hedges remain mostly a curiosity for now.

From Barron's

Organizations that mistake anxiety for urgency tend to get compliance for employees instead of curiosity.

From MarketWatch

Well, Wild London is abundant with animal curiosities: from pigeons hopping on to the Hammersmith and City line to a snake colony by a canal.

From BBC

We’re constantly reminded about the Founding Fathers’ hypocrisy on the matter of liberty, for example, but in a way that feeds curiosity about this American experiment of ours, not shame.

From Salon

The phenomenon has sparked curiosity and confusion in the literary world and beyond.

From The Wall Street Journal