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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

It was that quirk of fate that allowed Balogun, who lived just two months in the U.S., to represent the country on soccer’s biggest stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

With a quirk of Polymarket’s rules keeping trading open, he bought thousands of betting contracts which said they would pay off if Strategy sold any bitcoin by May 31.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026

This, again, was a quirk and shortcoming of Sing Sing.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover

Through quirks of form and function, all other radio-ready music is incredibly focused on its immediate surroundings.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

Symmetry - AI often fails to recreate the quirks that make us human - a slightly drooping eyelid or a lop-sided smile.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Outdoor spaces present particular challenges, including keeping instruments tuned in mercurial weather and the quirks associated with amplifying music to an al fresco venue’s distant precincts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026

This is not to say that Ladd Devine the Third hadn’t inherited a couple of his grandfather’s quirks.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols