oddballs
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The period has been the subject of many other nostalgia pieces, though usually without chittering little oddballs at the center of it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Samira finds a true community among the other neighborhood oddballs, which is true to Palmer’s experience of growing up in Robbins, Ill., outside of Chicago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
Change-inducing nonconformists are out there on the edge of progress, pushing that boulder up the hill, sweating and usually being called oddballs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
These oddballs have little in common besides their defiance of village norms and their families’ mutual disapproval.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Geeks, nerds, and oddballs have the right to attend school in safety.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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