quirk

Investors who rotated into the right beaten-down value and emerging-market funds this year ticked both boxes because they had a sound idea, but their big gains are partly a quirk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Adding further intrigue is the statistical quirk that five-time world champions Brazil have never beaten Norway in four attempts - drawing two and losing two.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

It’s a cruel quirk of fate, or maybe just a tragic irony, that we are celebrating America’s semiquincentennial during one of the most surreal periods in American history.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

This drafting quirk, far more than just a fun fact for grammar nerds or English teachers nationwide, is seen as proof that a narrow reading of the spending clause is most appropriate.

From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026

And here was a cunning quirk of physiology.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

One of the quirks of being a leader in the Belgium dressing room is language diversity.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Each infield position is unique, with its own quirks in footwork, angles and timing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

That has more to do with a complicated web of seasonal gas-market quirks, refining margins and exports, and unabated demand.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026

Paul Smith’s designs combine classic tailoring with color and occasional quirks, like vibrant stripes or prints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

But they were mostly quirks, discrepancies, most of them so minor that it will perhaps show you how little reason I had to imagine that anything was wrong.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt