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curiosity

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




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“There’s a certain type of person that, once you’re out of school, you crave learning and have curiosity about the world and really want to dig into a subject,” Jerry said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 7, 2026

Wong has maintained his curiosity and desire to gain a deeper understanding of the world, said Louis Lee, a friend who visits Wong regularly in prison.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The best interactive exhibits turn curiosity and fun into stealth learning, like a chance to control a Mars rover or practice repairing the Hubble Space Telescope.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

To most people, Bored Apes and their nonfungible token brethren, such as Pudgy Penguins and CryptoPunks, are a curiosity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

She was driven by faith, curiosity, and imagination.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

Senate, to a handful of curiosities, like the mayor’s race in Waratah-Wynyard, a rural municipality in Tasmania.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

Their audience generally skews older, and for some, an older crowd’s curiosities skew boring.

From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026

At the bottom of some mezcal bottles sits one of the most recognizable curiosities in the world of spirits: a pale, curled "worm" preserved in alcohol.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 26, 2026

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 ● Dec. 18, 2025

The pursuit of knowing was freedom to me, the right to declare your own curiosities and follow them through all manner of books.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates


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