peculiarity

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Length isn’t the only peculiarity, though: As good natured as it is, “Happiness” is also fairly generic; one wonders if it would have been programmed if it weren’t an import.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

And it warned that legislation introduced in 2023 has not removed all of the risks, and the collapse of the case was not a "one-off peculiarity created solely by outdated legislation".

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Escola’s work has always been blissfully weird yet totally charming, hyper-confident in its discerning peculiarity.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

The case made global headlines because of the "peculiarity of the circumstances surrounding it", as one Australian newspaper noted in 1912.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2024

He had slipped into the race with such a light assignment by virtue of a peculiarity in the race’s weight system.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand