eccentric
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Food and Drug Administration, on the other hand, called it “a front for promoters of unproved remedies, eccentric theories, and quackery.”
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026
Brand built an international profile in the 2000s as an eccentric stand-up comic, radio host and Hollywood actor, starring in films such as 2008’s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and 2010’s “Despicable Me.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
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
He has since starred in major films including Christopher Nolan's Tenet, as well as a range of eccentric, indie films.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
Moira, sitting on the edge of my bed, legs crossed, ankle on knee, in her purple overalls, one dangly earring, the gold fingernail she wore to be eccentric, a cigarette between her stubby yellow-ended fingers.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
“I like lifting up the rocks and finding the eccentrics out there.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 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
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
It is full of eccentrics, impish humour, and the absurdities of small-town and big-city life.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
A small cadre of racetrack eccentrics gathered around him.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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