eccentric
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From his father, a programmer for video games whom he calls eccentric, Parsons inherited a love of sci-fi and “weird storytelling.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
Last summer he riveted the internet with eccentric scenes of martial arts training with Shaolin monks in China, his head shaved in solidarity.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"Instead, we should be focusing on eccentric exercises which can deliver stronger results with far less effort than traditional exercise -- and you don't even need a gym!"
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
A Visit To Grandpa's follows a young boy sent to spend a summer full of adventure with his eccentric grandfather on a Welsh farm.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
To him it seems appropriate, to me eccentric: it’s a defiance of convention, but of a convention he’s never heard of.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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