maverick

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He’s a leader of the nine moderate mavericks who each released statements reaffirming a desire that the infrastructure vote come first.

From Seattle Times

He’s a leader of the nine moderate mavericks who each released statements reaffirming their desire that the infrastructure vote come first.

From Seattle Times

The Raiders have always prided themselves on being a maverick franchise, so maybe it wasn’t too surprising that they were the first NFL team to take such a bold - yet obvious - step.

From Washington Times

Still, we might toast the boldness of mavericks in the past, such as Hoyle and Gamow, for the leaps of progress that ensued.

From Scientific American

Penn, the 61-year-old maverick actor and sometimes filmmaker, is in many ways happily out of step with many of the prevailing winds in Hollywood.

From Seattle Times