idiosyncratic

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Greenspan, who turns 100 on March 6, often peppered his responses and his speeches with idiosyncratic insights when he didn’t want to talk about interest rates.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

The structure of his stream is a bit more idiosyncratic compared to the others I encountered: Williams often holds polls in his live chat, determining what threads he should investigate next.

From Slate • Feb. 23, 2026

One cannot simply look up a price quote for an idiosyncratic loan for which there is no secondary market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026

Bamberger contributed not only capital but an idiosyncratic management style—among his colorful incentive programs for employees was one called “the Gorilla Plan”—and a shrewd instinct for expansion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

And we forget that other people, who have lived their own lives, have not gone through our idiosyncratic histories of abstractification.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker