quirk

Investors who rotated into the right beaten-down value and emerging-market funds this year ticked both boxes because they had a sound idea, but their big gains are partly a quirk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

It’s a cruel quirk of fate, or maybe just a tragic irony, that we are celebrating America’s semiquincentennial during one of the most surreal periods in American history.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

This drafting quirk, far more than just a fun fact for grammar nerds or English teachers nationwide, is seen as proof that a narrow reading of the spending clause is most appropriate.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

But Folarin Balogun only represents the USA because of a quirk of his birth.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Another little quirk of hers I’d forgotten about.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay” is filled with idiosyncratic characters who wear their charming small-town quirks on their sleeves.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Through quirks of form and function, all other radio-ready music is incredibly focused on its immediate surroundings.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

Outdoor spaces present particular challenges, including keeping instruments tuned in mercurial weather and the quirks associated with amplifying music to an al fresco venue’s distant precincts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

That has more to do with a complicated web of seasonal gas-market quirks, refining margins and exports, and unabated demand.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

I was getting to know all of Sahil’s little quirks, like that silly dimple-like divot on the bridge of his nose when he smiled.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon