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Given Ureña’s tendency to walk batters and Call’s peskiness at the plate, Martinez figured the matchup was tilted in Washington’s favor.

From Washington Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Known for peskiness more than power, Arraez had surprised Gilbert in the first inning, launching a 2-0 fastball into the right field seats for a solo homer.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2022

Perhaps this U.S. team, which showed flashes of peskiness, will not have enough time to develop into a challenger.

From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2018

For all of the peskiness of the Minnesota Twins, the Indians have been in first place in the American League Central every day but one since June 16.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2017

This will be good news to those wno have detected in some of her recent writings the personal pontifications of a Lippmann, the intransigence of a Broun and the peskiness of a Westbrook Pegler.

From Time Magazine Archive