pesky
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Investors are nervous about high oil prices, geopolitical tensions, pesky inflation, interest rates, and just about everything else.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
One less pesky discounter gives them more pricing power.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
The actors relish the pesky, droll, frequently adorable, sometimes incendiary individuality of their roles.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Sink down to the depths of the ocean in the Caribbean, where scuba divers can explore alongside a Sandals Resort marine biologist to hunt pesky, invasive lionfish.
From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026
But apparently a pesky flicker of hope had been living in Clare’s heart.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Vocabulary lists containing pesky
"The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry
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