peculiarity
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I asked the White House to explain this peculiarity.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Length isn’t the only peculiarity, though: As good natured as it is, “Happiness” is also fairly generic; one wonders if it would have been programmed if it weren’t an import.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
And it warned that legislation introduced in 2023 has not removed all of the risks, and the collapse of the case was not a "one-off peculiarity created solely by outdated legislation".
From Barron's ● Dec. 3, 2025
Escola’s work has always been blissfully weird yet totally charming, hyper-confident in its discerning peculiarity.
From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2025
My peculiarity had its challenges, but at least I could participate in society.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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By 1943, autism was used to describe children with "fascinating peculiarities" who weren't interested in the world around them.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The peculiarities of the 30-stock Dow industrials are likely to limit any benefit from the index inclusion.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
It is a credit to principal writer Sarah Quintrell that the peculiarities of the characters in “Pride and Prejudice” become more acute as they age.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Both earth signs, the two laugh at the peculiarities they noticed within each other upon first meeting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Ella liked to have a lot of time to get to their classrooms because even as October passed quickly by, she was still learning the peculiarities of the Arcanum Institute.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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