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Just three players this century have had a season with at least 550 at-bats and zero homers, a bizarre statistical quirk that hasn’t happened since Elvis Andrus of the Texas Rangers in 2010.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

There have always been overeager people who, through either extreme wishful thinking or some quirk of brain chemistry, have come to believe that science fiction hides secret messages or covers up for real events.

From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026

Adding further intrigue is the statistical quirk that five-time world champions Brazil have never beaten Norway in four attempts - drawing two and losing two.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

One quirk of the trend is that hyperscalers are directly and indirectly helping to drive Micron’s operating income to such levels as their AI needs increase.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 2026

But by far and away the quirk which had given wrinkled, half-bald, almost ninety-year-old Mercedes Rael her most far-reaching fame was her habit of throwing stones at people.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

Several firms have recently introduced ETFs that seek to mitigate these quirks by hopping through a regulatory loophole.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

These quintessentially parochial quirks are blended with local customs such as singing the Indian national anthem every morning or celebrating Ganesh Chaturthi, a major Hindu festival.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

Karina Longworth loves Los Angeles for all its quirks and charms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

State and local tax quirks could also play a role in surprise bills.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

He quirks his eyebrows and adds, with a touch of melodrama, “To decide our fate.”

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth