maverick
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All the same, Fleischer Studios’ maverick reputation is better represented in a short like the fabulously fantastical “Swing You Sinners!”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
"As soon as it left my foot, I knew it was a goal," said the maverick Gunners forward.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
The church denies that the aim of the lawsuit is to silence a popular maverick whose content is widely disseminated by critics of Mormonism.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
The cynical maneuver so disgusted Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a maverick Democrat from rural Washington state, that she defied party leaders and introduced a resolution rebuking Garcia.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
He shuffled to the back of the bus, grateful that it wasn’t one of the crowded school buses but a maverick bus that appeared at odd hours.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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