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idiosyncratic

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


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"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

Jack Such, a spokesperson for Kalshi, said that prediction markets provide investors with forecasting data, as well as the opportunity to price in any idiosyncratic risk as it happens.

From MarketWatch • May 1, 2026

There are idiosyncratic reasons for each of the moves.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

In its idiosyncratic way, “This Is a Gardening Show” ranks among them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

A crucial question is whether technological innovation is so dependent on rare inventor-geniuses, and on many idiosyncratic cultural factors, as to defy an understanding of world patterns.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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