quirk
Example Sentences
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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
It would also almost certainly extend access to health benefits — a quirk of American marriage that experts said lies at the heart of the legal fight over poly partnerships.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
In another quirk of Sing Sing, the yard was way down the hill and across the tracks, next to Tappan.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
Vocabulary lists containing quirk
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