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quixotic

[kwik-sot-ik] / kwɪkˈsɒt ɪk /


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Sánchez launched what many viewed as a Quixotic road trip to drum up support across Spain from rank-and-file party members.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2023

He refers to the campaign as "Quixotic", suggesting Mr Ramaswamy believes "he has something to say and running for president might make him get heard".

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2023

Quixotic Farming, which sells tilapia and works with Colorado Correctional Industries, said the majority of its tilapia is raised on Missouri farms using civilian workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2015

Mr. Joseph, who was born in England and now lives in Los Angeles, seems to relish a Quixotic fight.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2015

I wonder, Bodwinkle, how many candidates are actuated by these lofty views in the coming election; but you must not let yourself be too much carried away by your Quixotic convictions.

From Piccadilly A Fragment of Contemporary Biography by Oliphant, Laurence




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