eccentric
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And what of James Blunt, who stole hearts with his military approach to the challenges and eccentric Top Gun-style outfits - and who came so close to winning the whole show?
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
In 1963, I saw surreal artist Salvador Dali on “The Tonight Show” and realized that looking eccentric was cool.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
He presented as an eccentric neighbor who’d chosen a peaceful, off-grid lifestyle.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
In the process, Wilson meets other eccentric characters that share his passion of filmmaking but have their own interests, like clearing gum from a sidewalk, immortalizing a person’s tattoo after they’re dead, and music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Imagine that you and twenty casual acquaintances are in a room together, having been brought there by an eccentric philanthropist.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
His childhood was surrounded by visionaries and eccentrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
“I like lifting up the rocks and finding the eccentrics out there.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The film spends significant time roasting inane eccentrics like Benji but not without explaining their place in the media’s modern ecosystem.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
It is full of eccentrics, impish humour, and the absurdities of small-town and big-city life.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
But his colleague from Georgia need not dally over the credentials of these pathetic eccentrics.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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