ticklish
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The author’s fondness for masculine attire and habits—she enjoyed smoking cigars—has never ceased to generate ticklish speculation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
If he can’t bowl at all, then England have the ticklish decision of whether to drop a batter or bowler.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2024
The job drought is a ticklish problem for the ruling Communist Party, which is overseeing a sluggish post-pandemic economic recovery worsened by a downturn in the property market.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2023
Visuals are overrated, this intermittently ticklish thriller seems to insist.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
The dignity of Beowulf’s bow was marred by the appearance of Shantaloo, who had emerged from the shadows and now rubbed against his leg in a ticklish fashion.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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