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Adjective
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Jenner’s red carpet fashion, however, isn’t always so eccentric.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026 -
The film’s eccentric flourishes may sound corny, but the writer-directors Eleanor Wilson and Alex Huston Fischer ground the premise in a deeply sincere sense of yearning.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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The cheesy, flaky part was easy—a lot of cheese, duh, and a lamination technique.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
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This is in addition to making my skin look ashy and highlighting flaky, dry skin.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
17 Feb. 2026
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Bettors are showing significant interest in the quirky sport, which piques viewers’ curiosity every four years at the Winter Olympics.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Feb. 2026
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The quirky period drama is based on the life of Henry Cyril Paget, the dancing Marquess of Anglesey and a flamboyant peer whose behaviour and extravagance has modern echoes.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
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Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images As stock markets continue to be volatile, investors looking for a stable income stream can bolster their portfolios with the addition of attractive dividend stocks.—
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CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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Core inflation, which strips out volatile categories, was also right in line with expectations.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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And, by all accounts, his impetuous pardon of Cuellar may backfire.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Mercury News,
20 Dec. 2025
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Kelly’s impetuous decision to drop everything and travel abroad forces his loyal team, including publicist Liz (Laura Dern) and agent Ron (Sandler), among others, to join him.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
2 Dec. 2025
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Above all, this doc is an examination of the mercurial nature of taste and individuality.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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Furthermore, Microsoft executives threw in their lot with the mercurial Altman, who doesn’t care at all about them and seems to outsmart them at every turn.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Crankish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crankish. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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