mercurial
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Gorka can be remarkably candid and mercurial for a senior official with such a sensitive remit, according to hours of his public remarks reviewed by ProPublica.
From Salon • Apr. 22, 2026
The mercurial striker last played for his country in October 2023.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
As Simon Elliott describes in his biography “The African Emperor,” Severus was a mercurial and contradictory character, capable by turns of savagery, cunning, wit and generosity, and always blessed with a sense of the theatrical.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
In recent years, the mercurial superstar has faced a number of public and legal dramas.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
A battle raged between two titans: the professor Booker T. Washington and the brilliant, mercurial, and quarrelsome W. E. B. Du Bois.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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