plucky
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They’re all here, and they have as much overconfident swagger as a plucky young star on the Disney Channel.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026
It also praised the "plucky" display by the US, "who people thought had come to Rome as whipping boys but in fact have gone off the pitch with a very respectable score".
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Trade Desk, founded in 2009, positioned itself as a plucky upstart competitor to Google in the market for helping companies buy online ads across publishers’ websites.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Practically everywhere you look, there’s Meryl Streep’s fictional editrix-in-chief, Miranda Priestly, and Anne Hathaway’s plucky assistant-turned-editor, Andy Sachs, ready for their second big-screen outing few were asking for but everyone will watch.
From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026
The Slow Club is playing, a band I like, all plucky and bittersweet and kind of offbeat.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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