iconoclast
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Among those paying tribute was rock iconoclast Patti Smith.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026
When people call Turner, who died Wednesday at age 87, a maverick, an iconoclast, a swashbuckler—he was all of those things on a boat before he became them in the business world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Williams wants to impress upon folks that he is an iconoclast, and it comes off as smarmy.
From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2025
There was something hopeful about the iconoclast in O.J., for he dared to defy the limits placed on his Black self.
From New York Times ● Apr. 12, 2024
But Wagner wasn't the only composer who was guilty of creating unnecessary clutter in the eyes of an iconoclast like Satie.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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