eccentricity
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The strength of these oscillations also varied according to longer 100,000-year orbital cycles connected to changes in Earth's orbital eccentricity.
From Science Daily • May 27, 2026
"We still see Janie's wit and eccentricity, but we also see a more vulnerable side," she said.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
One can see the attraction for writers: the insular setting, the acceptance of eccentricity, the entrenchment of the otherwise unemployable, and the ease by which one can lampoon social trends.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Cort resisted roles that leaned too heavily into eccentricity, rejecting a part, to his later regret, in the 1975 Oscar winner “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
On a farm near the sea, a woman who tended her appearance reaped a reputation for eccentricity.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
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Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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The Things They Carried
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