touchy
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Dealings with Saudi Arabia have been a touchy subject in Hollywood since the 2018 murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
“They have to get it legally approved and it’s touchy in terms of what they can use,” Sahai said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025
Do business people want to see that horse, now creaking with age and even more touchy and unpredictable, let loose in the ICU all over again?
From Salon • Sep. 8, 2024
In most touchy situations where she’s called the play, the numbers moved because people trusted her instincts.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2024
Abbott’s medical practice collapsed because patients disliked his touchy disposition and crackpot sermons about ancient spear points.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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The Catcher in the Rye
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