wonky
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And he says leave that lip liner until last - it'll just "highlight how wonky your drawing skills are".
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
Without getting too wonky about the mechanics of privacy laws, the most effective thing they could do is to impose accountability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
In normal times, in a normal Federal Communications Commission, Anna M. Gomez’s job might be described as wonky.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
The term “shadow docket” itself sounds like wonky legalese, but in practice it’s quite simple.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
‘I will bet you,’ the BFG went on, ‘that you would have been splashing the news all over the wonky world, wouldn’t you, if I hadn’t wiggled you away?’
From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl
Medical care insurance is also higher, though it is measured in inflation in a wonkier way, essentially by taking a look at an insurance company’s earnings after it has paid out benefits.
From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2024
On the wonkier side, bond prices have also been falling in tandem with stock prices more often than they used to.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 23, 2023
That’s not quite the case for Gothard or Hoyler, who both pointed to far wonkier issues — school funding, mental health, learning loss — as their main priorities.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 5, 2022
Over at Ankler, Rushfield’s posts tend to be wonkier, more analytical but with bite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2022
Beyond the initial setup, things get a bit wonkier from the parent’s side.
From The Verge ● Oct. 16, 2020
As ferocious flames ripped through the 18th Century "wonkiest pub", a slice of history and the apple of the Black Country’s eye was razed.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2024
"Britain's wonkiest inn" caught fire on 5 August in a suspected arson attack and was demolished two days later.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2024
The tavern, known as “Britain’s wonkiest pub” for its slanting walls and floors, was sold to a private developer in July 2023.
From New York Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
The owners of The Crooked House pub have been ordered to rebuild "Britain's wonkiest inn" after it was destroyed last year in a suspected arson attack.
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024
Once known as "Britain's wonkiest" inn, the pub in Staffordshire was hit by the fire on 5 August, and demolished less than two days later.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2023
