idiosyncratic
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Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay” is filled with idiosyncratic characters who wear their charming small-town quirks on their sleeves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
This suggests that the rally is not simply a broad-based currency debasement trade, but one driven by more idiosyncratic factors specific to the precious metals complex.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“It was not possible for me to imagine a solution to the level of fragmentation, pain, and dysfunction I saw,” she writes, leaving readers without much justification for having followed her rambling, idiosyncratic quest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Krishna at Barclays says that historically low correlations within the S&P 500 sectors suggest idiosyncratic earnings, while noting concentration changes stoked volatility.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
The opinions he expressed in print, argued with idiosyncratic logic, were all over the map.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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