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
Banks was only 21 when they released “Nursery Cryme,” a haunting LP that combines the melodrama of post-romantic classical with esoteric folk-rock.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 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
When we become expert in something, our tastes grow more esoteric and complex.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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