iconoclastic
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Influential iconoclastic thinker Richard Dawkins was then pilloried for suggesting that perhaps it already has.
From Slate • May 25, 2026
Yet, despite this occasional datedness, “Love and Death in the American Novel” remains wonderfully alive, being iconoclastic, polemical, exhilarating and, not least, fun to read.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Reality TV loves to generate iconoclastic figures like Paul, turning real people and their issues into characters and storylines.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Over the weekend, Institutional Shareholder Services, a firm that advises investors how to vote their shares, recommended against approving the 2025 pay award that Tesla’s board has proposed for its iconoclastic CEO.
From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025
“I know. But all my iconoclastic eggs are in the NYU basket. I can’t fight my mom on every front.”
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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