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idiosyncrasy

[id-ee-uh-sing-kruh-see, -sin-] / ˌɪd i əˈsɪŋ krə si, -ˈsɪn- /


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And the comparison to Bowie’s West German sojourn is apt: working with his producers, Styles has clearly immersed himself in the avant-garde, taking chances, and embracing idiosyncrasy.

From Salon Mar. 6, 2026

Indeed, the very features that make gifts inefficient as market transactions—surprise, idiosyncrasy, miscalibration—are often what make them meaningful as social gestures.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

The headline proposal of the reforms is the removal of the not proven verdict - a legal idiosyncrasy that can be traced back to the 17th Century.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2025

The blessing is that Buckley, Colman, Spall, and Vasan are expert enough that dimensional character work still peeks through the vibe of cookie-cutter idiosyncrasy.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 30, 2024

Never one where Chekhov’s talent is matched, nuance for nuance, idiosyncrasy for idiosyncrasy, by every soul onstage.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

Anne Robinson from Dunbarton has first-hand knowledge of EES and its idiosyncrasies - to the point it has put her off returning to Europe this year.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

Carlini has learned about Mythos’s idiosyncrasies too, which are common to AI systems.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

And that might get personal: the astronauts laughed when asked what idiosyncrasies they feared their crewmates might discover.

From Barron's Mar. 27, 2026

“One Battle After Another” blends both together to become the perfect showcase for Anderson’s knack for capturing human idiosyncrasies and spinning them into grand-scale storytelling.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2026

This is a very powerful conclusion and is in no way based on the idiosyncrasies of a particular civilization.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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