eccentric
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Wonka's The Golden Ticket will feature an AI-generated version of Wilder, who played the eccentric chocolatier in the 1971 film.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Memorable cinematic roles have included a corrupt police officer in the Harrison Ford thriller "Witness" and a comedy turn in Wes Anderson's eccentric "The Royal Tenenbaums," opposite Gene Hackman.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Whether it was Ryan channeling designer inspo or fashion-snatching looks from the streets, the display — like the book that inspired it — was colorful and daring, inspired and eccentric and wholly unique.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
On social media, passive-income obsessives test out eccentric schemes and compare notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
George Francis Train was a wealthy eccentric who was an outspoken advocate for women’s suffrage.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
The film spends significant time roasting inane eccentrics like Benji but not without explaining their place in the media’s modern ecosystem.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
He takes his time absorbing every seemingly inconsequential detail as he becomes attached to the personalities of eccentrics on their self-assigned quests to accomplish unlikely goals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
In an era of plangent indie rock, they were the studied, intricate eccentrics.
From New York Times ● May 20, 2024
She sailed up the River Avon into Bristol - a rusting trading vessel owned by a pair of creative eccentrics.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2024
Settlers arrived—mostly wayward souls and eccentrics who had meandered off the Oregon Trail.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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