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In sometimes testy exchanges with OpenAI's lawyers, and indeed the judge, he has argued Altman and fellow executive Greg Brockman "stole a charity" by pursuing profit-generating initiatives he felt went against its founding mission.

From BBC ● May 1, 2026

Ties remain cool with former colonial power France, which was swift to call for Bazoum's release, while relations with the European Union are similarly testy.

From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026

What were they doing to develop “anti-smog muffler devices”? A month later, Hahn got back the first of many testy, patronizing responses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

When I asked the Vermont Independent what could be done to return to some semblance of normalcy, he seemed testy, waved his hands and said, “We’re doing the best we can.”

From Salon ● Feb. 13, 2026

‘I don’t know what you’re talking about,’ the King said, growing testy.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

Exchanges at the Supreme Court are getting testier, as one this week between Associate Justices Samuel Alito and Ketanji Brown Jackson attests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026

Aside from the tone—everyone involved seemed a bit testier than usual—not much was new.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2019

And the ongoing Netflix fight got even testier this year with the streaming service pulling its slate to protest the festival's rules requiring that all films in competition have theatrical release in France.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2018

If anything, the star quarterback sounded testier when the subject of a rookie safety's interception came up.

From US News ● Jul. 28, 2016

With every answer, Mrs. Moss was getting testier, until her attorney interjected, “We’re bordering on harassment.”

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Microsoft, the first major tech company to release a paper making such a bold claim, stirred one of the tech world’s testiest debates: Is the industry building something akin to human intelligence?

From New York Times ● May 16, 2023

Even our testiest writers knew she was on their side.

From Golf Digest ● Dec. 16, 2019

Now with relations between Washington and Ankara going through one of their testiest periods in recent memory, he may find it even tougher to get those dual messages across when he visits on Wednesday.

From Reuters ● Aug. 23, 2016

He will simplify his schedule in order to make room for America’s oldest and testiest orchestra.

From The New Yorker ● Jan. 27, 2016

Strikingly, some of the testiest exchanges of the evening came on issues where the differences among the candidates were largely a matter of degree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2015