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itinerant

[ahy-tin-er-uhnt, ih-tin-] / aɪˈtɪn ər ənt, ɪˈtɪn- /


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Pollock—born in Wyoming, with an itinerant childhood before arriving in Los Angeles as a teenager—had been exposed to American indigenous art, Mexican muralism, Surrealism and the regionalism of Thomas Hart Benton.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The restless product of an itinerant childhood, he built himself two compounds, Taliesin and Taliesin West.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026

Police have described the suspect as an "itinerant" worker who had travelled to Australia on multiple occasions between 2019 and 2024, and had addresses in the states of Victoria and New South Wales.

From BBC ● Jan. 28, 2026

“My folks had Stanford in mind for me, not an itinerant troubadour. But they could also clearly see that I was following my bliss.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2026

In all her years of itinerant living, Mia had developed one rule: Don’t get attached.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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