non-conformist
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She was a non-conformist, and that irked people.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2022
He cut his entrepreneurial teeth working for John Caudwell, the Phones4U billionaire and another non-conformist businessman.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2021
Born into Hollywood royalty as Henry Fonda’s only son, Peter Fonda carved his own path with his non-conformist tendencies and earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing “Easy Rider.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2019
Born into Hollywood royalty as Henry Fonda’s only son, Peter Fonda carved his own path with his non-conformist tendencies and earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing the psychedelic road trip movie “Easy Rider.”
From Washington Times ● Aug. 16, 2019
Now this would have turned into a non-conformist movement, like that of the Poor of Lyons or the Poor of Milan, had not the bishop from the beginning protected Saint Francis from his father's wrath.
From The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation by Dobschutz, Ernst Von
