idiosyncratic
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In it, a character named Tor explains her idiosyncratic job: “I’m a color expert. Color is the exact opposite of conservation. It’s made of light. It changes constantly.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
We all also have plenty of celebrities with idiosyncratic features who nonetheless have the confidence and quelque chose de spécial that makes them irresistible to many.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
That’s because some idiosyncratic factors contributed to these recent growth rates, making it even less likely they will persist indefinitely.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
The city tries to keep its idiosyncratic businesses going while prospecting for newcomers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
If inventions are as idiosyncratic and unpredictable as the disk seems to suggest, then efforts to generalize about the history of technology may be doomed from the outset.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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