esoteric

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My question was, admittedly, a bit esoteric and although I had to nudge the agent ever so slightly, I managed to get my answer pretty quickly, nonetheless.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

The Druze are followers of an esoteric religion that split from Shiite Islam centuries ago.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Rowling series for themselves—often rereading, committing passages to memory and challenging one another to answer esoteric trivia questions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

MarketWatch asked Tuttle — who over recent years has set up a plethora of esoteric exchange traded funds — whether there are any ETFs that would represent a play into this theme.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Yossarian was stunned at how waxen and ghastly Snowden’s bare leg looked, how loathsome, how lifeless and esoteric the downy, fine, curled blond hairs on his odd, white shin and calf.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller