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
And because she’s a kook, both cops and killers can underestimate her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 28, 2024
In other words, they’re learning he’s a kook.
From Slate ● Jul. 1, 2023
"The kook in me recognises the kook in you," she added.
From BBC ● May 31, 2023
The kook had been proud of his job at the company.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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Bill also had his share of kooks who threatened the credibility of his movement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 13, 2026
But the problem with dealing with kooks is they are unpredictable and hard to control.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2023
Intruders, oddballs, kooks, and villains, in this gloomy lifeless dark, fight for space.
From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2022
This full-employment plan for kooks and hucksters gives new meaning to featherbedding.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 16, 2022
“Let’s get them on board, get everyone fed. Then we need to figure out what to do with ourselves. We might be like those kooks we just ran away from soon.”
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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