idiosyncratic

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Greenspan, who turns 100 on March 6, often peppered his responses and his speeches with idiosyncratic insights when he didn’t want to talk about interest rates.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

There were too many styles, too many idiosyncratic approaches to the dramatic poetry.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

The structure of his stream is a bit more idiosyncratic compared to the others I encountered: Williams often holds polls in his live chat, determining what threads he should investigate next.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

One cannot simply look up a price quote for an idiosyncratic loan for which there is no secondary market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

A crucial question is whether technological innovation is so dependent on rare inventor-geniuses, and on many idiosyncratic cultural factors, as to defy an understanding of world patterns.

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