curious
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“But I’m curious why he hasn’t done that a week ago, because the clock is ticking.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
There are secret savings zones tucked inside almost every supermarket — little pockets of abundance that reward the curious, the observant and the mildly nosy.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
"I'm extremely curious as to why my life was turned upside down like it was," said Malkinson.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
But contact is growing rapidly today, even if outsiders are barred from entering Indigenous territory, with members curious about the wider world -- and the modern comforts it can offer.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
She stared at me all curious and said, “Are you made of gold or something?”
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 3
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The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 8
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