grumpy
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It’s Karl-Anthony Towns and Mikal Bridges, whose maddening play once clogged up the text chains of grumpy Knicks fans, but now feel like family.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
“Trips to China have made me grumpy and given me a bad attitude toward American-market EVs,” wrote Kevin Williams at InsideEVs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026
Romano shared that Boyle was nothing like his grumpy character Frank.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025
Defending his colleague, Trade Minister Chris Bryant said he did not think the fault lay with Reeves and she would be "entitled to feel a bit grumpy" about the situation.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
“He’s just grumpy in general. It’s not you.”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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