eccentricity

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One can see the attraction for writers: the insular setting, the acceptance of eccentricity, the entrenchment of the otherwise unemployable, and the ease by which one can lampoon social trends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

I can’t decide if it’s eccentricity, a clever psych-out-the-competition move, or just Mikaela Shiffrin being Mikaela Shiffrin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

His growing eccentricity, which included untied shoelaces and hair that spiked out in all directions, completed the stock image of a distracted scientist.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025

If you are so devoted to anything there is probably some element of eccentricity about you and, in Dickie's case, it was cricket.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

On a farm near the sea, a woman who tended her appearance reaped a reputation for eccentricity.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston