eccentric
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Hilton earned a reputation as eccentric but savvy, pushing the Conservative Party to embrace same-sex marriage and more climate-friendly policies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
In 1963, I saw surreal artist Salvador Dali on “The Tonight Show” and realized that looking eccentric was cool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He presented as an eccentric neighbor who’d chosen a peaceful, off-grid lifestyle.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
"He says and does eccentric things, he's an amazing guy, but I think he's like acting out because he's not been chosen."
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Laucks was inarguably one of the most eccentric people in the New York chess community, with conflicting values and erratic behavior.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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
Created by Brian Donovan and Ed Herro, “The Sticky” finds the dark humor in this crazy scheme; but it’s also a low-key portrait of a rural Canada populated by eccentrics and petty bureaucrats.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2024
After that, it was hard to shake the “problem actor” label, especially given the hair-trigger eccentrics he was manifesting so convincingly on film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
But his colleague from Georgia need not dally over the credentials of these pathetic eccentrics.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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