iconoclastic

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Reality TV loves to generate iconoclastic figures like Paul, turning real people and their issues into characters and storylines.

From Salon

In the spirit of its guiding light, the iconoclastic singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams, the bar has played host to other country nonconformists.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I almost think the better the idea, and the more iconoclastic the investor, the more likely you will get screamed at by investors,” he said.

From Literature

Over the weekend, Institutional Shareholder Services, a firm that advises investors how to vote their shares, recommended against approving the 2025 pay award that Tesla’s board has proposed for its iconoclastic CEO.

From Barron's

And yet, true to his core as an iconoclastic dreamer willing to risk everything for the sake of discovering the unknown, he still says, “It was worth it.”

From Los Angeles Times