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quirk

[kwurk] / kwɜrk /


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After the overwhelming success of “Float On” and “Good News…,” Modest Mouse continued to peddle an unlikely balance of DIY quirk with commercial polish.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Some of those earnings also come from an accounting quirk.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“The jump was expected due to a quirk from the government shutdown,” noted Thomas Simons, chief U.S. economist at Jefferies.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

But, like OpenAI's goblin quirk, generative AI mistakes can sometimes be more bizarre and innocuous.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“As truth,” he said, with that half-raising of an eyebrow that had to be a new quirk; she did not remember him doing it in the past.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie




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