non-conformist
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The role which brought her international fame came in 1969 when she played the determinedly non-conformist teacher in 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
I marvel at their knobbly, non-conformist shapes and sizes, and their stunning range of colours.
From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2019
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
It was a fundamental article in his creed that, although conformity is the virtue in most request, "Whoso would be a man must be a non-conformist."
From Four American Leaders by Eliot, Charles William
