non-conformist
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The role that brought Dame Maggie international fame came in 1969 when she played the determinedly non-conformist teacher in the title role of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2024
She was a non-conformist, and that irked people.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2022
Leading the pack are Lizzo with eight noms and Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X with six each – a vibrantly youthful and non-conformist trio.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 24, 2020
Born into Hollywood royalty as Henry Fonda’s only son, Peter Fonda carved his own path with his non-conformist tendencies and earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing “Easy Rider.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2019
As the non-conformist preachers of Virginia were aggressive men, so were the early preachers of Kentucky.
From Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant by Mathew Joseph Holt
