doozy
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Supreme Court procedures and rulings can be technical and hard to understand, but this case is a doozy.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Investors are bracing for what could be a doozy of a trading session.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
"A capstone is intended to challenge students to integrate skills, function as an effective team and demonstrate their ability to solve real problems. And this problem was a doozy."
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
As upswings go, this one has been a doozy.
From Barron's ● Jan. 2, 2026
But I’m pretty sure every single time he stops himself from crying, his nightmare factory just goes and creates another doozy for when he falls asleep.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
To be fair, 2025 produced plenty of IPO doozies that investors would be wise to avoid until they demonstrate real technical fortitude.
From Barron's ● Jan. 23, 2026
And I realize that you, having written “Hoax,” probably came across some real doozies for that.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2023
And this year, buyers are agreeing to some doozies.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
No matter the attack against him — and there were some doozies — he dispensed with them quickly.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 25, 2020
But that doesn’t mean there haven’t been some doozies along the way.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 30, 2020
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