- a variation of pic.
pique
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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
The letter was from Guy Spier, 60, investment manager of the Aquamarine Fund, and the first section did little to pique my interest.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
And his letter to Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre highlighted his obsessive pique over not winning this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
She experienced an utterly irrational flare of pique toward Feral.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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
If that piques your interest, then you will find many things to enjoy in this show, which frequently feels less like an exercise in I.P. expansion and more like an experiment from comedy weirdos.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2024
Mass media spreads UFO content and piques worldwide interest in UFOs.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2023
Parker hopes a unified women’s pro league piques the interest of female players to continue toward more elite levels, including the coaching ranks.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
Even the piques of his palate, if they speak to anything.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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 to last year.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 11, 2026
Jonathan’s curiosity is piqued, and he slips away from his wife’s side to get to the bottom of why they’re being followed — which is revealed to be the novel’s inciting incident.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
He couldn’t imagine what the Englishman was planning, but his curiosity was piqued.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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
Jaxson Dart and Shedeur Sanders also are piquing interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
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
“You tell stories?” the man asks, the piquing of his interest almost palpable.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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