curiosity
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Noah Adams, a longtime host of NPR news program “All Things Considered” and a journalist known for his gentle voice and genuine curiosity, has died.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026
I’ve always had an insatiable curiosity about comedy and the people who make it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
That, in turn, results in a collapse of intellectual curiosity and humility that “undergirds critical thinking,” Adams concluded.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
“The Museum of Lost Things” does what any good museum should—inspire, delight and stoke our curiosity about this strange and wondrous world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Though curiosity killed the cat, Beatrice and I followed.
From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck
Only one player—Jim Sundberg of the 1977 Texas Rangers—had more in season since at least 1974, as far back as Stats Perform tracks such curiosities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
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
Well, Wild London is abundant with animal curiosities: from pigeons hopping on to the Hammersmith and City line to a snake colony by a canal.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2025
“I am surprised to see you out of your study. Can it be that your wondrous curiosities have finally loosened their grip?”
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
Vocabulary lists containing curiosity
"Seventh Grade" by Gary Soto
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