mercurial
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Master of the trivela, lover of a rabona - mercurial and erratic, but show-stoppingly skilful.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
As Simon Elliott describes in his biography “The African Emperor,” Severus was a mercurial and contradictory character, capable by turns of savagery, cunning, wit and generosity, and always blessed with a sense of the theatrical.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
In recent years, the mercurial superstar has faced a number of public and legal dramas.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
He follows Britain's Keir Starmer, France's Emmanuel Macron and Canada's Mark Carney, as they recoil from the mercurial policies of Trump, who is also expected to visit from March 31.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
He was in a mercurial Hastings temper, and a halter and chain looped over his bridle barely restrained him.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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