oddballs
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When it finally reopens, a team of oddballs goes through to retrieve the prince.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
With its zesty appreciation for the city’s landscape of oddballs, menacing and disarming alike, “Tuner” has some similarity to one of last year’s best pictures, “Caught Stealing.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Samira finds a true community among the other neighborhood oddballs, which is true to Palmer’s experience of growing up in Robbins, Ill., outside of Chicago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 8, 2026
They advocate educating young scientists in how to communicate to the public about how they work, presenting an “easily recognizable public face so we are not seen as white-coated oddballs lurking in dark corners.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
Geeks, nerds, and oddballs have the right to attend school in safety.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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