picky
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Investors have become much more picky about buying stocks with sustainable earnings, margins and cash flow.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
“He brings value to every project he does, and he’s picky, as he should be,” Hamm said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Others said they wind up serving foods like chicken nuggets more often than they’d like because they don’t have the bandwidth for nightly battles over meals that picky eaters may or may not eat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
If the language of “reparenting” works for you, then fine: hide your vegetables the way you would for a picky kid you were responsible for keeping fed.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
I never knew prisons could be picky, but I guess they can.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
Like Chen at Brandywine, he has been getting pickier about which consumer lenders he’s willing to finance.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
As the price of fuel and essentials stays high, it seems people are getting pickier about spending money on a day out.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
Overall, that volatility has likely turned some investors off entirely, and those that remain are pickier, leading the most volatile staples stocks to trail their more stable peers and take bigger hits from bad news.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
Americans from less-affluent households are becoming pickier about the purchases they make.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
As new economic policies, including those around tariffs, create more unease among businesses, companies are reining in costs while also being pickier about whom they hire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2025
With multiple beach towel collections — from Disney designs to boho chic — Sand Cloud has towels for even the pickiest surfer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
Which specific group of clients do you find are the pickiest?
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2022
Her approach will be accessible to the pickiest readers, layering personal anecdotes with a visit to a gene-sequencing lab, heavy on compassion and light on jargon.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
If ugly sweater patterns or footy pajamas aren’t going to make the cut, then maybe LilySilk’s highly sought-after trimmed pajamas will be enough to please the pickiest fashion fans.
From Fox News ● Dec. 15, 2021
Gramps implored us, but for four old guys, his friends were the pickiest eaters I'd ever known.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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