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curiosity

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




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Like any good side quest, Jack Wagner’s journey into the history of the Integratron began with curiosity.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

Weber agrees: "This all started out with a curiosity to see if snakes are 'handed'. It was exciting to follow it to deep insights about their evolution."

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

And perhaps that is why curiosity becomes such a loaded quality when the curious person is a girl.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

Dr Wasim Ahmed, a senior lecturer in marketing at the University of Hull, says it comes down to people craving a sense of control, curiosity and relatability.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

For a while curiosity and terror struggled in me.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

At the bottom of some mezcal bottles sits one of the most recognizable curiosities in the world of spirits: a pale, curled "worm" preserved in alcohol.

From Science Daily Apr. 26, 2026

For a variety of reasons, not least because people have questions, curiosities, comparisons and resentments.

From MarketWatch Apr. 13, 2026

In a preface, the film director Guillermo del Toro likens this collection to early modern cabinets of curiosities, whose juxtapositions of natural and artificial objects were meant to expose a hidden order of existence.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 21, 2025

He adds that everything in the store is meant to have a “rabbit hole” effect, where shoppers can give in to their curiosities.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2025

But they are far more than just grassy curiosities.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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