kook
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Juxtaposing that with this Indiana Jones character, Theodore, who may be a kook or savior.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024
They called her a kook and a mystic.
From Slate ● May 10, 2024
"The kook in me recognises the kook in you," she added.
From BBC ● May 31, 2023
Now, the Cabinet wife-turned-media darling-turned-accused kook is known as “Martha Mitchell, whistle-blower.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
Even though his wife and the kook claimed that the senility routine was a front, he doubted that she would be able to write a letter like that.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Bill also had his share of kooks who threatened the credibility of his movement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
And the rest of the party is obviously sick of the kooks.
From Salon ● Apr. 24, 2024
This full-employment plan for kooks and hucksters gives new meaning to featherbedding.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022
So no, there’s no return appearance from Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, or any of the “Knives Out” kooks, but the new group is a well-cast bunch.
From New York Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
Everest has always been a magnet for kooks, publicity seekers, hopeless romantics, and others with a shaky hold on reality.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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