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She’s definitely gotten over her sticky fingers habit, too, except that, well, on the day the book opens, someone leaves an expensive watch in the fitting room, and Jada can’t help but pocket it.
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Jordan is playing the billionaire with the art-loving sticky fingers, while Russell is the suave private detective.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
They’re woven into the tapestry of our front-yard memories—sticky fingers, crooked signs, and mason jars jingling with coins and all, but somewhere along the way, the simple tradition has faded.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Not a massive drop, but a good excuse to finally stop letting your kid use your phone to watch cartoons with sticky fingers.
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Julie is a sardonic, supermarket cashier with sticky fingers and Chloe is a glamorous influencer with millions of adoring fans.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Trump’s loose lips and sticky fingers arguably made U.S. allies less safe.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Worse than his malice is his neediness, which seems to break through that fourth wall to put its sticky fingers around our throats.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Here are five more memorable cases of Oscars going AWOL:
Frances McDormand
Beware of sticky fingers.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Jordan is playing the billionaire with the art-loving sticky fingers, while Russell is the suave private detective.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025
They’re woven into the tapestry of our front-yard memories—sticky fingers, crooked signs, and mason jars jingling with coins and all, but somewhere along the way, the simple tradition has faded.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Not a massive drop, but a good excuse to finally stop letting your kid use your phone to watch cartoons with sticky fingers.
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The TCL Tab 10s is for the chill tablet user.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2025
Julie is a sardonic, supermarket cashier with sticky fingers and Chloe is a glamorous influencer with millions of adoring fans.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Trump’s loose lips and sticky fingers arguably made U.S. allies less safe.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
Worse than his malice is his neediness, which seems to break through that fourth wall to put its sticky fingers around our throats.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Here are five more memorable cases of Oscars going AWOL:
Frances McDormand
Beware of sticky fingers.
—Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Sticky fingers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sticky%20fingers. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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