nerd
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I’m a science nerd who has tried every gadget under the sun.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
More than a decade ago, a local data nerd was able to obtain taxi commission data and cross-reference it with photos on celebrity gossip blogs to purportedly show that some celebrities didn’t tip their drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Herbert, a self-confessed "golf nerd", knew how close he was to history and despondently stooped down with his hands on his knees after missing the putt.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Neto wasn’t always this much of a nerd, in his own words.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026
Maybe she was some kind of spy or at the very least a complete nerd.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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This drafting quirk, far more than just a fun fact for grammar nerds or English teachers nationwide, is seen as proof that a narrow reading of the spending clause is most appropriate.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
But Allison and I rehearsed it like a play, and we would just run lines like little theater nerds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
For golf nerds, the Hagley Museum is a portal into the game’s past because it’s where Dallin eventually donated his vast collection of negatives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
"No-one's noticed it yet, so I'm sitting here waiting, like, 'Come on, nerds, figure this out!'"
From BBC ● May 2, 2026
That was why Chiltington had tailed the twin library nerds, Peckleman and Fernandez, upstairs during last night’s dessert hunt.
From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein
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