idiosyncrasy

And the comparison to Bowie’s West German sojourn is apt: working with his producers, Styles has clearly immersed himself in the avant-garde, taking chances, and embracing idiosyncrasy.

From Salon ● Mar. 6, 2026

Indeed, the very features that make gifts inefficient as market transactions—surprise, idiosyncrasy, miscalibration—are often what make them meaningful as social gestures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025

The headline proposal of the reforms is the removal of the not proven verdict - a legal idiosyncrasy that can be traced back to the 17th Century.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2025

We may not be artists, but we can live like we are: We can remember that idiosyncrasy, and our unabashed embrace of it, is the true way to live well.

From New York Times ● Mar. 18, 2024

The results never completely caught on—but they endure as a historical curiosity of some idiosyncrasy.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

A year later that possibility seems less likely, since the past 12 months presumably have been a long-enough period in which any shorter-term pricing idiosyncrasies would have been resolved.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

There’s no better way to quickly learn a person’s idiosyncrasies than living with them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

It also suggests Mr. Devine doesn’t fully understand Mr. Sanders’s idiosyncrasies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

What we’re likely to be left with is an adaptation that hits all of the beats of the hundreds of motion picture takes on the story with all of their charms and idiosyncrasies smoothed away.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

Some people on the trail take on an almost mythic status because of their idiosyncrasies.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson