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quixotic

[kwik-sot-ik] / kwɪkˈsɒt ɪk /


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“He wants to win this battle with the city; he wants to win in court. It’s become this personal quixotic quest for him,” agreed Ed.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Basically, this mascot is carrying the flag for a quixotic battle to save a dying industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

“This isn’t some sort of quixotic top-line grab,” Jassy said of the company’s AI investments.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 13, 2026

A quixotic young scholar becomes obsessed with a 21st-century English poet, reconstructing his Oxfordshire social life from historical archives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

This last question kept popping up: How could a stock picker be losing so much on this one quixotic bond market bet?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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