idiosyncratic
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Krishna at Barclays says that historically low correlations within the S&P 500 sectors suggest idiosyncratic earnings, while noting concentration changes stoked volatility.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
Forward guidance as currently practiced by the Fed evolved in fits and starts, each fit or start motivated by some idiosyncratic event.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
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
What about the effects of idiosyncratic individual people?
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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