quixotic
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The production is being promoted as “challenging the status quo of how commercial theater interacts with nonprofit institutions,” a worthy goal, if a possibly quixotic one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Lope de Vega wrote of honor and conflict a few doors down from where Miguel de Cervantes penned the first quixotic quest.
From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026
"Andy has such a head of steam it would be quixotic," one Labour MP, who asked not to be named, told AFP, adding that a contest would be "hugely expensive and time-consuming".
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
Basically, this mascot is carrying the flag for a quixotic battle to save a dying industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
The man made a sweeping, quixotic bow, nearly falling from the horse.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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