grouchy
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I do my own taxes, so I’m my own grouchy accountant, barking at myself to unearth various forms.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026
The heroine is a grouchy, 73-year-old retired lawyer at odds with her daughter and her garden club.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 8, 2025
Matt Roush adds, “Subtlety rarely wins awards, but I’d like to see Harrison Ford’s masterful underplaying as ‘Shrinking’s’ grouchy shrink prove me wrong.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025
Scott wrote in The Times, “you are likely to leave this one feeling as grouchy and put-upon as the title character.”
From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2024
Miss Grybas and the grouchy woman were already in line.
From "Between Shades of Gray" by Ruta Sepetys
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