Recent Examples on the WebBut no—not good enough for these fancy-pants mathematicians who need their own set of characters just to feel special.—Eli Burnstein, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023 With crust that's beautifully singed and wondrously puffed, the not-so-basic numbers are polished with fancy-pants ingredients—from Calabrian chile, fennel and sausage to a cacio e pepe riff made with velvety cream sauce, formaggi al pepe and pecorino.—Brooke Viggiano, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
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