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Though the Bronx Zoo would try to replicate the exchange with more platypuses in 1958, the finnicky beasts lasted under a year, and Australia soon tightened laws banning their export.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

Even highly experienced chefs can find rice to be a challenge to cook: The finnicky grain can become over-cooked or under-cooked in seconds, which can ruin the texture completely.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2025

“They’ve somehow thought taking finnicky, expensive parts of past programs and putting them together differently would be easy and cost efficient.”

From Scientific American • Sep. 20, 2022

Her son, who has autism, is finnicky about breakfast, but he devours her bacon.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2022

That comes under the head of earnings, if you are finnicky about the profits.

From Dennison Grant: a Novel of To-day by Stead, Robert J. C.