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grumpy

[gruhm-pee] / ˈgrʌm pi /


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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

He achieved greatness though an epic amplification of a uniquely L.A. positivity in which grumpy became wistful.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 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

He said it was only after "a lot of shouting and a lot of being very grumpy" that the Christmas dinner went ahead on Wednesday with additional agency staff and an external chef.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

“Natalie...Maybe...Those two get grumpy when they don’t get enough sleep,” Chess said.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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