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curiosity

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




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Sir Adrian also highlighted how different agencies had shown "scant regard" and a "lack of curiosity" over Rudakubana's internet usage.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Because every part of this house, now that I think about it, has had a point of activation of curiosity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Arendt had written her dissertation on St. Augustine, who held curiosity to be dangerous, often tempting one to sin because of an insatiable hunger for one sight after another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

This is a semiregular act of morbid curiosity, not a sound investment strategy.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I see now that I was being “optoomuchstic” in thinking I could squelch your natural curiosity and powers of deduction.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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