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Penning appeared to incite more testiness on Tuesday in exchanges with veteran defensive back J.T.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2022

This shift is bringing with it a notable testiness among the justices.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 26, 2020

In “Tenet,” the sole source of testiness or human friction comes from an all-purpose Russian baddie who wants to destroy the world and his cagey wife.

From New York Times ● Oct. 2, 2020

And by the close of his life they had left their mark: testiness, distraction, impatience, battle fatigue.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 1, 2020

Initially we were hesitant to discuss the double helix with her, fearing the testiness of our previous encounters.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson


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