esoteric
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“History is more than just an esoteric search for facts; it involves a living community and its common memory.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
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
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
The man and woman stepped into the room stiffly side by side as though right out of a familiar, though esoteric, anniversary daguerrotype on a wall.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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