eccentric
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Yet their approach was more than a little eccentric.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Now, as it emerges from a postindustrial decline, Genoa is again attracting tourists and with good reason: The city is full of surprises, with an eccentric charm that inspires exploration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Comedian Randall Park plays an eccentric boss of a pizza shop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Doctor Who first launched in 1963, and follows the adventures of an eccentric Time Lord who travels in a spaceship larger on the inside, that disguises itself as a 1960s British police box.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
We found out much later in life that he was bipolar, but before that we just thought he was eccentric.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
His childhood was filled with visionaries and eccentrics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The film spends significant time roasting inane eccentrics like Benji but not without explaining their place in the media’s modern ecosystem.
From Salon ● May 6, 2026
Mainstream entertainment feeds us lies: We’re all eccentrics struggling to find our way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2025
It is full of eccentrics, impish humour, and the absurdities of small-town and big-city life.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
But hiking has always been a marginal pursuit in America, and within a few years the AT was once more largely forgotten except among a few diehards and eccentrics.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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