nerdy
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Inflation watchers in the private sector said the BEA move was justified, but they faulted the agency for not giving the public a heads up, even for such a nerdy statistical thing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The former Manchester mayor comes off as a gregarious, upbeat fellow with an admittedly nerdy overlay.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
The core issue, it explained, seemingly arose while training its models to communicate in the style of particular personalities - in this case with its "nerdy personality".
From BBC ● Apr. 30, 2026
That looks like a nerdy bunch of numbers, and it is.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Tats 2: “So, two hundred percent into you, fifty percent nerdy, I guess that equals one hundred and fifty percent worthy.”
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
Nicholson is nerdier than most, but she’s also representative of a pure kind of fandom.
From New York Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
But by the time the third generation took over the business, guitars dominated, and nothing was nerdier than playing accordion.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2022
By his own admission Yang grew up “like one of the kids on Stranger Things but nerdier and with fewer friends”.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2019
It’s like a Supreme drop, only a bit nerdier, and you can regularly find 100 Thieves gear being sold for high prices on aftermarket sites.
From The Verge ● Sep. 5, 2019
So we could also talk about our dads, try to figure out which one is nerdier.
From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements
As Regency-era gestures of love go, inaccurate bird impersonations are simultaneously the nerdiest and wackiest.
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
The artificial-intelligence investment theme can include a lot of hype about demand, colorful language about the future of work, incomprehensible descriptions of computing power, and technical jargon that would test even the nerdiest of experts.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
It’s the nerdiest game to play, but I’ll go and spend 50 cents and play for an hour.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
BBC London went along to the rehearsals of London's "nerdiest" choir.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023
But the black girls were the sweetest, smartest, nerdiest kids.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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