idiosyncratic
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"Pakistani leaders are conducting shuttle diplomacy throughout the Middle East. The question is whether it is transitory and merely the product of the US president's idiosyncratic preferences."
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“This fraud is an idiosyncratic fraud,” said Kaur, according to a FactSet transcript of its call.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
In its idiosyncratic way, “This Is a Gardening Show” ranks among them.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
Against that backdrop, asset managers are buying selectively, with picks on the idiosyncratic side.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
What about the effects of idiosyncratic individual people?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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