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purist
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Some include fruit that purists might not approve of, but that should be tried.—
Victoria Spencer,
Martha Stewart,
30 Apr. 2026 -
That song’s twangful snarl — wonderfully sung by Clark, a star recording artist in her own right — is a reminder that these insurgents are also preservationists, capable of delivering old-fashioned pleasures to please the purists.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Hairsplitter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hairsplitter. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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