- a variation of pic.
pique
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“Snake Men,” told with delightful humor and insight, takes readers on a journey through incongruity: amateur scientists, professional pique and the insatiable human drive to name everything, everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
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 television creator knows how to pique viewers’ interest, often dramatizing notable people and events.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026
But whether it was too successful love or whether he left in pique at unsuccessful love, I do not know.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
As an investor, that’s a combination that piques my interest.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 5, 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
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
The character will adapt itself to you rather than the other way round, so I do what piques my interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
Even the piques of his palate, if they speak to anything.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
The characters in particular are more grounded, which immediately piqued Root’s interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"Because we had to keep emailing after that, it really piqued our interest."
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
The prospect of a slightly more vibrant alternative has piqued the interest of some Viking cruisers, leading to speculation that a broader vibe shift may be coming on the river.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
But when a reporter noted that rates might go even higher this year, the president sounded piqued.
From Slate ● Jun. 17, 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
“Getting that attention on social media—that is piquing people’s interest, especially the younger generations.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
“You tell stories?” the man asks, the piquing of his interest almost palpable.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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