picky
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“He brings value to every project he does, and he’s picky, as he should be,” Hamm said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Dietary restrictions and picky eaters mean cooking multiple dishes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Lenders may become more picky if the economic outlook takes a turn for the worse.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
So how should we deal with our picky eaters?
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
And Nigeria is not a nation of people with food allergies, not a nation of picky eaters for whom food is about distinctions and separations.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Overall, that volatility has likely turned some investors off entirely, and those that remain are pickier, leading the most volatile staples stocks to trail their more stable peers and take bigger hits from bad news.
From Barron's ● Apr. 28, 2026
"I've started to say no and not just take any job that's kind of coming my way. I'm being pickier," she says.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
General Mills isn’t the only branded-foods company that has been hurt by pickier consumers.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
Americans from less-affluent households are becoming pickier about the purchases they make.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025
The northern spotted owl is pickier — and smaller.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2024
This gift includes two dozen East Coast oysters that are sure to impress even the pickiest connoisseur.
From Salon ● Dec. 16, 2024
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
