idiosyncrasies

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Kate Mayne, who is a farmer and the chair of NFU Shropshire, worked closely with the project and said that "local idiosyncrasies... are really important to us as farmers".

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

And that might get personal: the astronauts laughed when asked what idiosyncrasies they feared their crewmates might discover.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

“One Battle After Another” blends both together to become the perfect showcase for Anderson’s knack for capturing human idiosyncrasies and spinning them into grand-scale storytelling.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

“It’s easier to work with my idiosyncrasies instead of against them,” she explained this week to readers of Emily Sundberg’s Feed Me newsletter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

These examples illustrate the broad range of questions concerning cultural idiosyncrasies, unrelated to environment and initially of little significance, that might evolve into influential and long-lasting cultural features.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond