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idiosyncratic

[id-ee-oh-sin-krat-ik, -sing-] / ˌɪd i oʊ sɪnˈkræt ɪk, -sɪŋ- /


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The fluid, idiosyncratic charm of “Silent Friend” — which never feels like two and a half hours — is in Enyedi’s heartfelt belief that curiosity is simply a garden that grows progress.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

"Pakistani leaders are conducting shuttle diplomacy throughout the Middle East. The question is whether it is transitory and merely the product of the US president's idiosyncratic preferences."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

“This fraud is an idiosyncratic fraud,” said Kaur, according to a FactSet transcript of its call.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

There are idiosyncratic reasons for each of the moves.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

It makes us sniff in idiosyncratic, recognizable family ways.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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