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idiosyncrasy

[id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see, -sin-] / ˌɪd i əˈsɪŋ krə si, -ˈsɪn- /


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Indeed, the very features that make gifts inefficient as market transactions—surprise, idiosyncrasy, miscalibration—are often what make them meaningful as social gestures.

From The Wall Street Journal

“And he included Oona’s idiosyncrasies in the final animation. He was very respectful of the performance.”

From Los Angeles Times

“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

“But we mixed that with a more Latin American idiosyncrasy, so it’s familiar but very different.”

From Los Angeles Times

Inside the White House, Pulte’s idiosyncrasies have earned him some detractors.

From The Wall Street Journal