eccentric
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A new cast of Castros is emerging in Cuba: a grandson and a great-nephew are moving up the corridors of power, while another is an eccentric Instagram influencer declaring that Cubans want capitalism.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
The cast of “An Awfully Big Adventure” is an array of eccentric players.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Months earlier, he had reunited with one of the policemen in the video, Stoll Watt, to announce an upcoming documentary into his obscure and eccentric life.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
She was known for her eccentric and outlandish designs, which have been worn by stars including Rihanna, Kate Moss and Lady Gaga.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
An eccentric, which involved a perfect circle around an unmarked point in featureless space, seemed to him an impossibility.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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