squishy
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Five Below raised its guidance again after getting a sales boost from trendy products like slime and squishy toys, which the discount retailer has been highlighting in its marketing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
While they have always involved a bit of guesswork, these estimates are especially squishy when it comes to trying to predict how the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence will upend entire industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
But the boost to human self-esteem and the reminder that our squishy bodies still matter more than all the data in the cloud?
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Several children in Scotland have suffered serious burns after trying to heat popular squishy toys in microwaves, which caused them to explode.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
And I’m pretty sure they don’t have socks and shoes that are soggy and squishy.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
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His desk is covered with fidget toys: slinkies, small squishies, silly putty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Amazon is now awash with squishy products: There is a cheese squishy, glitter dumpling squishies and even a squishy that resembles a stick of butter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
It is also a lot squishier than investors may realize, helping to explain the recent, sharp fall in Oracle’s stock.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Far squishier are statements that are true but misleading.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
Worryingly, however, two of her key coalition partners, former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and former deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, have taken squishier positions.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 13, 2022
Her version of tteokbokki supplants the usual chewy rice-cake stubs with squishier, less satisfying Italian gnocchi.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2016
“It’s much squishier than it looks,” I say.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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Schur, the creator of “A Man on the Inside” said the show “is the squishiest and the most vulnerable and the most emotional” he’s worked on when considering issues of aging, grief, family and more.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2024
I’ll spare you some of the squishiest details, but you needn’t worry about your prosthetics, or artificial hips, knees, or other non-biodegradable augmentations.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2021
Its sharp points bite into everything from the crustiest bread to the squishiest tomato, producing crisp, clean slices.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2020
Disarm your critical faculties, and Abba lays claim to the squishiest chambers of your heart, the parts susceptible to Dancing Queen.
From Time Magazine Archive
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“I know, right? He has the cutest, squishiest face.”
From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks
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