peripatetic
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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
The peripatetic, polarizing basketball coach steers St. John’s to its first Sweet 16 in 27 seasons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
But sales in those countries have in the main been peripatetic, with many firms only offering tastings or serving it in upmarket restaurants for short periods.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025
From their habit of strolling around the campus of a great university or through the streets of the city while discussing such issues, the old school of ‘scientific’ philosophy was known as the peripatetic school.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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