idiosyncratic
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This isn’t an argument for turning every anonymous strip mall back into a village of idiosyncratic mom-and-pop shops.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
“The beauty of today’s plan is that management clearly have visibility on the cost trajectory and have outlined a series of highly idiosyncratic actions on the cost base,” Jefferies says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Knight-Swift and XPO “got a couple idiosyncratic levers that they’re pulling and that I don’t think others have,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay” is filled with idiosyncratic characters who wear their charming small-town quirks on their sleeves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
It seems taken for granted in America that life for idiosyncratic, individualistic kids is brutal.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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