quirk
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Robert and Michelle King return to the network and territory of their acclaimed series “The Good Wife” with this Silicon Valley-based legal dramedy, replicating that show’s mix of quirk, current events and courtroom nail-biters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 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
One quirk of the trend is that hyperscalers are directly and indirectly helping to drive Micron’s operating income to such levels as their AI needs increase.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 28, 2026
She sighed and shook her head as if this were just some strange Dari quirk.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
State and local tax quirks could also play a role in surprise bills.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
My last column, “How a Few Hot Stocks Can Make ‘Twin’ Funds Act Like Strangers,” looked at the quirks in the construction of growth and value index funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Through quirks of form and function, all other radio-ready music is incredibly focused on its immediate surroundings.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
One of the quirks of being a leader in the Belgium dressing room is language diversity.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Magdalys wasn’t that close with most of them, but she’d come to rely on their faces, their smiles and pouts and quirks and annoyances, as part of her daily life.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
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