eccentric
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If educators and policymakers want children to receive the best education possible, they should treat home education as the default option—not an eccentric one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
The eccentric executive cast his criticism as friendly, invoking the French proverb "qui aime bien chatie bien" -- spare the rod, spoil the child.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Pakistan have a history of making eccentric decisions in the wake of defeats.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Curry maintained many of those original design details, while adding his own eccentric flair to the home, including several bold-hued rooms, like a dark persimmon dining space and a soft green living area.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Though he learned to speak a fluent, somewhat eccentric English, his written command of the language was mediocre at best.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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
Both Kennedy and Trump are famous eccentrics who possess a charismatic weirdness that somehow captures people’s imaginations — and inspires them to become devoted followers.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 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
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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