pet peeve

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Recent Examples of pet peeve What Johnson describes is actually a one-two punch that combines two of the biggest bartender pet peeves: the aforementioned closing out and the problem of taking up room at the bar while purchasing very little. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025 Don't comment on nursing My blood also boils over this pet peeve of Kelce’s. Melissa Willets, Parents, 9 Jan. 2025 My biggest pet peeve about the crowding [at] the edge is when the whole family, including children, line up along the carousel. Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 29 Jan. 2025 Such efforts have been a pet peeve for many CEOs like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg who blamed Sheryl Sandberg, former COO, for pressuring Meta to implement DEI programs. Allyson Kapin, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pet peeve

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“Pet peeve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pet%20peeve. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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