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peculiarity

[pi-kyoo-lee-ar-i-tee, -kyool-yar-] / pɪˌkjʊ liˈær ɪ ti, -kjulˈjær- /


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I asked the White House to explain this peculiarity.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

Yet wrapped up in his peculiarity has been a knack for rubbing America’s face in realities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

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2023 has not removed all of the risks, and the collapse of the case was not a "one-off peculiarity created solely by outdated legislation".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

My peculiarity had its challenges, but at least I could participate in society.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs

"Ananya's work demonstrates that each of these peculiarities can be explained by the same underlying phenomenon: the tidal destruction of a binary system and the capture of one of the stars," Coughlin says.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026

By 1943, autism was used to describe children with "fascinating peculiarities" who weren't interested in the world around them.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

The peculiarities of the 30-stock Dow industrials are likely to limit any benefit from the index inclusion.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

Both earth signs, the two laugh at the peculiarities they noticed within each other upon first meeting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026

Ella liked to have a lot of time to get to their classrooms because even as October passed quickly by, she was still learning the peculiarities of the Arcanum Institute.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton


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