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peripatetic

[per-uh-puh-tet-ik] / ˌpɛr ə pəˈtɛt ɪk /


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It brings to mind not just dressing and African-American fashions, but also the historically peripatetic nature of black communities due to the oppression of Jim Crow and redlining.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The latter is the hangover from a peripatetic childhood defined and dominated by his charismatic father, a once-idealistic scholar whose dreams of a Arab utopia soured into authoritarian megalomania.

From Salon Jun. 27, 2026

It’s just a day in the life of the peripatetic wolf, who was born in far Northeastern California in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

He accomplished very good things in Oxford and he’s turned his career in a steadier direction after a peripatetic start as a football wunderkind.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 1, 2025

Fischer’s assurances notwithstanding, his peripatetic alpine career was rough on his family.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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