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While Reid rode handcuffed in the back of the government vehicle, minutes away from their destination, one of the federal agents questioned Reid’s poking her nose into police affairs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026
But instead of navigating society balls and dowries, Pickett's modern Emma is poking her nose into her friends' online dating profiles, having returned home after failing her exams at Oxford University.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025
The police disguise thing—in my copy, I remember almost bumping my nose into that detail on my first or second draft.
From Slate • Jun. 17, 2025
Dr. Kroemer’s job, as he explained it, was to poke his nose into everyone else’s business, so long as he did not touch any of the equipment.
From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2024
I thought I had poked my nose into every bit of conceivable business in the neighborhood; if something was being sold next door, then I certainly wanted to know about it.
From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright
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