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nonconformity

[non-kuhn-fawr-mi-tee] / ˌnɒn kənˈfɔr mɪ ti /


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This is the beginning of “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” Melville’s absurdist tale of work, agency and nonconformity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

He was only a few months into his job as a custody deputy at the downtown jail in 2009 when he learned the price of nonconformity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025

His fictional character, a hyperactive, bow-tied man-child, provided subversive messages about nonconformity in films such as “Pee-wee’s Big Adventure” and his classic Saturday morning TV show, “Pee-wee’s Playhouse.”

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

Ketchum has some constituents who have either never met a transgender person before — or the idea of gender nonconformity makes them uncomfortable.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024

Mica Area High School—MAHS—was not exactly a hotbed of nonconformity.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli




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