dyspeptic
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Now, what tired, achy, occasionally dyspeptic middle-aged person doesn’t like the sound of that?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
Statler and Waldorf from “The Muppet Show” made a long-running joke of dyspeptic critics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
His characteristically dyspeptic interview in the Wall Street Journal trivializes the intelligence and individuality of Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson for no apparent reason beyond petty resentment.
From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2023
The play’s narrative twist is the plot unfolds in reverse, starting with the friends’ dyspeptic breakup and ending with the joyful promise of their youth.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 12, 2022
Even at the best of times, Tefu was a difficult fellow: dyspeptic, argumentative, overbearing.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: dys
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