esoteric

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My question was, admittedly, a bit esoteric and although I had to nudge the agent ever so slightly, I managed to get my answer pretty quickly, nonetheless.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

The Druze are followers of an esoteric religion that split from Shiite Islam centuries ago.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Banks was only 21 when they released “Nursery Cryme,” a haunting LP that combines the melodrama of post-romantic classical with esoteric folk-rock.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

MarketWatch asked Tuttle — who over recent years has set up a plethora of esoteric exchange traded funds — whether there are any ETFs that would represent a play into this theme.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

Most of them still had no idea that their champion stock picker had become so diverted by these esoteric insurance contracts called credit default swaps.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis