maverick
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Pirnot pays homage to a queer maverick who has kept a safe distance from the mainstream.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The EchoStar chairman, CEO and controlling shareholder is an industry maverick.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
"As soon as it left my foot, I knew it was a goal," said the maverick Gunners forward.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
He told Ben Mankiewicz of TCM that he wasn’t a maverick.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
It was all about how the U.S. ought to take better charge of the maverick Congo; the two photographs stopped my heart.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Both were mavericks, and Graham 1.0 had an independent streak.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
When it comes to ranking showboaters, Ronaldinho is unquestionably number one - but let's have a look at which modern-day mavericks join the Brazilian in our top 10.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
LIV was a company full of bold thinkers and innovators and mavericks who weren’t afraid to leave predictable jobs to move to this opportunity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Genge, who plays alongside Fiji stars Kalaveti Ravouvou and Viliame Mata at English club Bristol, added: "They are a team full of absolute mavericks and they have got lightning bolts everywhere."
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2025
In them days there was a good many sleepers an’ mavericks on the range.
From The Fighting Edge by William MacLeod Raine
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