eccentric
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He would like his children to follow in his footsteps as "eccentric things like these are only kept alive by people telling their kids about it".
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
The 32-year-old Tree -- with a distinctive bowl haircut and eccentric, meme-worthy internet persona -- was known for hits such as "Life Goes On," "Miss You," and "Alien Boy."
From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026
The Sagrada Família is the magnum opus of the brilliant Catalan architect and designer Antoni Gaudí, who died 100 years ago and whose sinuous and eccentric buildings are synonymous with Barcelona.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
That was a wonderfully eccentric romance forged in molten lava.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Moreover, Naomi was a sister of England’s most clever and eccentric biologist, J. B. S. Haldane.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
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