quirky
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The quirky 2024 video was “trying to herald the new design language and the new direction that Jaguar was going in,” said Rawdon Glover, Jaguar’s managing director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
This year, Apple TV+ won the most Emmys on the strength of its quirky series, “Widow’s Bay,” and other prestige programming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Ben Macintyre’s new book emphasizes how history sometimes hinges on quirky twists of fate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
Over two decades, what started as a consumer programme with quirky asides became renowned for its high-profile campaigns, notably against child abuse.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
So I figured her interest in the war had to do with the fact that, quirky as she was, Maya had a good heart.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
The vibe of Dave & Buster’s might be quirkier than you’d expect, but it was still a corporation.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
But over the course of four days, I sought out some of the quirkier corners of the city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
Eugene Ottinger is one of Nevermore Academy's quirkier students and president of the school's beekeeping club, which is where he first befriends Wednesday.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2025
Fabulous as the visual production is, with Art Deco sets by Scott Pask, Technicolor lights by Natasha Katz and eye-popping costumes by Gregg Barnes, it keeps squeezing out the story’s quirkier soul.
From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2022
Gestures are bigger, speeches are speechier, the workplace quirkier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2022
Perhaps the quirkiest fortnight in football peaked for Roberto Martinez's side when Ben Watson flicked a 91st-minute header beyond Manchester City stopper Joe Hart to send Wigan fans wild at Wembley.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Today, the former lovers run the Museum of Broken Relationships, one of Croatia’s busiest — and quirkiest — tourist attractions.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
My closest friend is also the quirkiest in the group.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2022
In her 2019 debut novel, “Hollow Kingdom,” Seattle author Kira Jane Buxton introduced the world to one of the quirkiest — and most memorable — protagonists to hit the printed page in the past decade.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 26, 2021
The quirkiest part of his outfit is the ponytail holder.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
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40 SAT words Beginning with "Q"
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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Scrabble: Words that Begin with Q
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