cheeky
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But Declan’s turf is the raffish seaside town of Blackpool, home to cheeky postcards and stand-up comedians.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Chutzpah-wise, “Oak Street” stands at the border between brazen and cheeky.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Another slightly cheeky observation on my behalf: I don’t think a $17,000 credit-card debt and the word “only” belong in the same sentence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
In a post on a fundraising page, his parents said: "Four weeks later and the cheeky little boy that we love so much is talking to the nurses, playing using his feet and smiling again."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
He had bright, intelligent brown eyes and a permanently cheeky grin.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Mythology offers a far cheekier explanation for the Cat's absence.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2023
Another forum had a cheekier explanation for why it was banning posts about ransomware: “if it ran somewhere, then you should probably go catch it?”
From The Verge ● Dec. 9, 2021
"There was a bit more reverence in old-fashioned TV," she adds, "where you wouldn't dream of making up new developments for a character because it wasn't your character. I think TV has become cheekier."
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2018
BuzzFeed, which celebrated its 10th birthday last year, has always taken a cheekier approach to journalism — which is fitting in an era when an opponent’s denigration almost instantly becomes a badge of honor.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2017
Well, if you ain't cheekier 'n ol' cheek!
From Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland
The same year she married a “fair-haired, blue-eyed boy with the cheekiest grin I’d ever seen”.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024
Maurizio Sarri’s side took the lead in the 21st minute with a fantastic assist from Sergej Milinković-Savić, who sent Immobile clear with the cheekiest of backheel flicks and the forward coolly slotted home.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
However, the honor for the cheekiest Easter egg in the main titles belongs to Steve Zahn, who plays Mark.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2021
Russell, who lives in Marin County, California, thinks two of his greatest photos are also the cheekiest.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 10, 2019
All I heard was Mrs Pratchett’s dreadful high-pitched voice behind me screeching, ‘This one’s the cheekiest of the bloomin’ lot, ’Eadmaster!
From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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