idiosyncratic

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So, in this instance, because of these unique and idiosyncratic facts, it really is quite possible that somebody’s head is going to roll.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

Bamberger contributed not only capital but an idiosyncratic management style—among his colorful incentive programs for employees was one called “the Gorilla Plan”—and a shrewd instinct for expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

We like gold as a tactical play with idiosyncratic drivers but don’t see it as a long-term portfolio hedge.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026

And we forget that other people, who have lived their own lives, have not gone through our idiosyncratic histories of abstractification.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker