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peccadillo

[pek-uh-dil-oh] / ˌpɛk əˈdɪl oʊ /


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Peccadillo provided the last show I saw, “Sideways: The Experience,” in March 2020, before theaters closed for the pandemic.

From New York Times • Nov. 15, 2021

Dan Wackerman, the artistic director of Peccadillo Theater Company, directs.

From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2021

Photograph: Peccadillo Films "It was difficult on both ends to be from two countries that hated each other," she admits.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2012

Photograph: Peccadillo Films "I've always had the tendency to cause trouble," says Maryam Keshavarz.

From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2012

My son is young—if he has committed some peccadillo——" "Peccadillo is hardly the word to use.

From The Son of Monte-Cristo by Lermina, Jules




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