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curiosity

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




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But on the weeks when I have a little more energy — a little more calendar wiggle room, a little more curiosity — I try to widen my grocery orbit.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The show demonstrated "a lack of curiosity, a lack of the ability to ask important questions and the failure to implement basic safeguarding measures," Lizzie's barrister Charlotte Proudman has told Panorama.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The fluid, idiosyncratic charm of “Silent Friend” — which never feels like two and a half hours — is in Enyedi’s heartfelt belief that curiosity is simply a garden that grows progress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Quantum computing has graduated from a theoretical curiosity to a stock market phenomenon.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

She abandoned her curiosity and found a spot beside her new roommate Siobhan.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton




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