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idiosyncrasy

[id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see, -sin-] / ˌɪd i əˈsɪŋ krə si, -ˈsɪn- /


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Indeed, the very features that make gifts inefficient as market transactions—surprise, idiosyncrasy, miscalibration—are often what make them meaningful as social gestures.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

The headline proposal of the reforms is the removal of the not proven verdict - a legal idiosyncrasy that can be traced back to the 17th Century.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2025

No idiosyncrasy is too singular for him to wrestle into submission – and over three seasons of the Syfy series, he’s bear-hugged a lot of them.

From Salon Mar. 28, 2024

At times the latter has been in strict alignment with hip-hop’s center; sometimes it has taken her to pop excess; at other moments, it has found her pursuing a path of rap idiosyncrasy.

From New York Times Dec. 11, 2023

Never one where Chekhov’s talent is matched, nuance for nuance, idiosyncrasy for idiosyncrasy, by every soul onstage.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Anne Robinson from Dunbarton has first-hand knowledge of EES and its idiosyncrasies - to the point it has put her off returning to Europe this year.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

The best part is about the Chicago brainiacs—professors and classmates—their groundbreaking discoveries matching their idiosyncrasies.

From Barron's Jun. 18, 2026

Carlini has learned about Mythos’s idiosyncrasies too, which are common to AI systems.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

The primary race is asymmetrical because of the idiosyncrasies of Massie and the district he represents, according to T.J.

From Salon May 14, 2026

“I feel grievous when I ruminate about your idiosyncrasies, Loring,” Pinkie called out proudly.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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