nitpick
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“It has a younger, more welcoming vibe and it feels very inclusive and a place to share happiness and not to nitpick and tear anyone apart,” Irani said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
An earnings and revenue beat from CrowdStrike wasn’t enough to please Wall Street on Wednesday in the latest example of how cybersecurity investors are finding reason to nitpick financial results from leading industry players.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026
He did it again with another atheist by trying to nitpick what the word "believe" means when asked if one "believes" in God.
From Salon ● Jun. 6, 2025
"You can nitpick and things like that. For me, if you asked me three years ago whether I'd be on this team... it's just a real honour."
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024
“Can we just move this along? We don’t have time to nitpick each other.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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