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stickler

[stik-ler] / ˈstɪk lər /


NOUN
insistent person
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Ted, from Nottinghamshire, has Stickler syndrome - which caused his retinas to detach resulting in him becoming blind at the age of two.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2022

Carla Stickler, a former “Wicked” understudy who has since become a software engineer in Chicago, was flown to New York to play Elphaba for the first time in seven years.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2022

Stickler, who leads seniors in an oceanography research class at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, peered up in mock disbelief at a tall, gangly high school senior in a black mask.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2021

The Bulletin reports 25-year-old Kristin Stickler of Madras, who is also an assistant track coach at Jefferson County Middle School, was arrested Friday.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 21, 2019

Who cares if members of your family abhor your Inner Stickler and devoutly wish you had an Inner Scooby-Doo instead?

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author




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