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quixotic

[kwik-sot-ik] / kwɪkˈsɒt ɪk /


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Reducing the fear of litigation to get these assets on plan menus makes sense, even if it is a bit quixotic.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 26, 2026

Lope de Vega wrote of honor and conflict a few doors down from where Miguel de Cervantes penned the first quixotic quest.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

"Andy has such a head of steam it would be quixotic," one Labour MP, who asked not to be named, told AFP, adding that a contest would be "hugely expensive and time-consuming".

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

“Metropolitans” proves a less quixotic project than that might suggest.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

Knowing Juanita and her quixotic ways, this could turn into one of her many harebrained schemes.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall


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