esoteric

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If that seems too esoteric a milestone for a financial newsletter, it’s worth noting that investors have some reason to cheer too.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 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

He introduced her to the teachings of George Gurdjieff, the esoteric spiritual teacher who took Western intellectual circles by storm in the 1920s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Her sonic spectrum is panoramic, from esoteric folktronica murmurs and camouflaged industrial noise to the cosmic stillness of “Un Nombre Propio” and the ritualistic piano of “Las Ramas.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

He brings me slides he thinks I would like to see and offers them to me shyly and eagerly, with a conspiratorial giggle, as if we are sharing a delicious, esoteric secret, or something religious.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood