fussy
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The data collected — including health monitoring and yes, troubleshooting fussy toilets — will inform future off-planet missions.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026
For those curious about Snoop’s dining habits, Stewart recently described him as a “very fussy eater.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
John Lavelle exudes a perfumed whiff of modern camp in his portrayal of Orsini-Rosenberg, the fussy, backstabbing director of the Imperial Opera.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
She said the rescue centre received a lot of negative comments and abuse online because people thought it was the rescue being "fussy or difficult".
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
Mom was not one of those fussy mothers who got upset when you came home dirty or played in the mud or fell and cut yourself.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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