pique

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

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

Paramount Chief Executive David Ellison’s comments about the bidding for Warner exudes personal pique over the target’s failure even to respond to his last bid for the company.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2025

Ba’s mouth worked itself in a sort of contained pique, but he didn’t say anything.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

“We don’t cast for it, but when they come in, it definitely piques our interest,” says Lambo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025

After her bogus sob story elicits the sympathy of the wealthy collector and philanthropist, Liz then piques her interest with the offer of a Keith Haring painting that doesn’t exist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 21, 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

Even the piques of his palate, if they speak to anything.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

Tolo’s introduction to Johnson came in 2016: She saw a quote of his featured in a newsletter about the evolution of humans and AI, and it piqued her interest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

The FBI agent from Connecticut piqued investigators’ interest, as did another man thought to have ties to the CIA, but that line of inquiry went nowhere.

From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026

A lecturer told the Oguntoyes that she knew a set of twin sisters they should meet, which piqued the brothers' interest.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

His Uncle Frank telling jokes from behind the bar in one of these taverns first piqued Dreesen’s interest in comedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

The result that especially piqued his interest was a 2.3-day “activity.”

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 the animal hadn’t been left on ice overnight and was starting to smell, piquing Mike Kirkland, the water district’s python program manager.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2022

“You tell stories?” the man asks, the piquing of his interest almost palpable.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern