picky
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People should "be a bit less picky" about fresh produce, she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
She’s a vegetarian but she’s a picky vegetarian, so that combo makes it almost impossible for her to find food anywhere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
“You, the picky eater, watching anything to do with food?” my mother asked.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
If nothing else, it pays to be picky in the consumer space.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
I miss her picky neatness, I miss her bothering me about taking my nose out of a book and making a friend for once, I miss her getting on my case about my hair.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
But Joey Ortiz was pickier, and Sasaki was wilder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Like Chen at Brandywine, he has been getting pickier about which consumer lenders he’s willing to finance.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 5, 2026
As the price of fuel and essentials stays high, it seems people are getting pickier about spending money on a day out.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
But bosses say the spring cleaning of the group's pipeline is needed to refocus and get the reorganisation off on the right foot in a market that has become pickier and more competitive than ever.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Americans from less-affluent households are becoming pickier about the purchases they make.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
Which specific group of clients do you find are the pickiest?
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2022
Her approach will be accessible to the pickiest readers, layering personal anecdotes with a visit to a gene-sequencing lab, heavy on compassion and light on jargon.
From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022
If ugly sweater patterns or footy pajamas aren’t going to make the cut, then maybe LilySilk’s highly sought-after trimmed pajamas will be enough to please the pickiest fashion fans.
From Fox News ● Dec. 15, 2021
Call the Closer In this new home improvement show, real estate expert Lauren Risley helps buyers — even the pickiest and most demanding ones — find just the right home.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
Gramps implored us, but for four old guys, his friends were the pickiest eaters I'd ever known.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
