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But two things can be true, and Bolton’s isn’t a simple case of presidential pique.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

And in the case of at least one clothing item — a pique sandwash dress — Sam’s Club members had even influenced the design.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

In that case, it’s no surprise that “Sinners,” Coogler’s first entirely original film, would pique viewers’ curiosity.

From Salon ● Apr. 26, 2025

Inside the imposing sand coloured and fortress-like walls of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh there is a perhaps justifiable sense of pique.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2024

Perhaps, he added, she could fashion some of his schoolwork as a sort of game, which might pique his interest.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

The first impression he makes is off the charts, which piques the curiosity of strangers wanting to learn more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

It is rare to find a book that you can open at random and almost always find something that piques your interest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025

I think there’s going to be a lot where some — three, four, five — coalesce about a certain idea that fits into the Press Forward strategy and piques their interest.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 20, 2023

There may be no filmmaker who piques my ambivalence as regularly as Scorsese, and this review crystallizes both my admiration of and frustration with his work.

From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2023

Watch yourself, be the first to ask pardon if you both err, and guard against the little piques, misunderstandings, and hasty words that often pave the way for bitter sorrow and regret.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

So when we saw data showing that the number of new business applications had been rising—while the number of such companies showing intent to hire had simultaneously stayed flat—it immediately piqued our interest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

That success has piqued the interest of lawyers and academics in Northern Ireland, who are trying to find ways to support the restoration of Lough Neagh.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026

But when a reporter noted that rates might go even higher this year, the president sounded piqued.

From Slate ● Jun. 17, 2026

St. George, Utah, in the Mojave Desert has piqued travelers’ interests as Expedia recorded a 125% uptick in searches for the destination compared with last year.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026

Neylan had been a regent for nearly a decade when the Harvard offer piqued his curiosity and brought him to the door of the Rad Lab.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Luria thinks all that is piquing the curiosity of value investors, who buy stocks they believe are trading at a discount to their intrinsic worth.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 21, 2026

Pawpaws aren't the only promising crops piquing people's interest.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2024

In previous work, Montell's team came across a mutation in this gene that impaired cell mobility, piquing their interest.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024

But while the home’s master bedroom was ransacked, the assailants never took the hair mogul’s valuable watch on his wrist, piquing the interest of detectives, Hayes said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

And for some reason this strikes a chord, piquing a memory.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman