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peculiarity

[pi-kyoo-lee-ar-i-tee, -kyool-yar-] / pɪˌkjʊ liˈær ɪ ti, -kjulˈjær- /


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I asked the White House to explain this peculiarity.

From MarketWatch Jun. 17, 2026

Length isn’t the only peculiarity, though: As good natured as it is, “Happiness” is also fairly generic; one wonders if it would have been programmed if it weren’t an import.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 11, 2025

And it warned that legislation introduced in 2023 has not removed all of the risks, and the collapse of the case was not a "one-off peculiarity created solely by outdated legislation".

From Barron's Dec. 3, 2025

Escola’s work has always been blissfully weird yet totally charming, hyper-confident in its discerning peculiarity.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2025

Cora had met a few of them on Valentine and didn’t care for that regional peculiarity, even if they knew how to bake a good pie.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

The peculiarities of the 30-stock Dow industrials are likely to limit any benefit from the index inclusion.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

Despite its peculiarities, it was immediately apparent to visitors like Rev. Graham that the ideology and imagery of the system Kim Il Sung had erected had much in common with Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

Really, all of the peculiarities of the book serve to balance the scope and the tenderness and somehow suspend it all into mystery.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 5, 2026

But the tantalizing peculiarities of the characters have been whittled down.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2025

I should say that chief among the peculiarities of the new regime was the use of surnames in address.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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