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Pennsylvania was lousy with wildcatters, all of them convinced they’d struck it rich.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 15, 2026

But my Google searches, like hers, are lousy with periods.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2023

“OF: RDG” is classic recent Ritchie: star-studded, snarky, and ultimately grating, lousy with weird glasses and bad accents.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2023

The subsequent centuries were lousy with Valentine-related poetry and literary references—including the well-known "roses are red" line, which scholars trace to an epic poem by Edmund Spenser.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2023

“She won’t tell anybody. She’s lousy with secrets.”

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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