as in bohemian
a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs
a lone wolf in the art world, he has his own style and paints only to please himself
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Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 July 2024
Unlike Zhang, who was often seen as a lone wolf, Liu is regarded among his peers as a compassionate leader and an encouraging editor.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
One of the few commonalities that lone wolf Islamist terrorists share—whether in San Bernardino or now Philadelphia—is their Sunni Muslim background.
—Andrew L. Peek, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2016
The effect has been to transform the game from its original survival-of-the-fittest mandate into a contest that feels crafted for those raised on video games in which everyone is essentially a lone wolf and the goal is to amass as many power-ups as possible on your personal journey.
—Mark Harris, Vulture, 4 June 2024
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Early indication is that this is a lone wolf, the source said, but the situation is fluid and the investigators want to be absolutely certain that this person had no support and that no one knew what was coming.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 14 July 2024
Unlike Zhang, who was often seen as a lone wolf, Liu is regarded among his peers as a compassionate leader and an encouraging editor.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
One of the few commonalities that lone wolf Islamist terrorists share—whether in San Bernardino or now Philadelphia—is their Sunni Muslim background.
—Andrew L. Peek, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2016
The effect has been to transform the game from its original survival-of-the-fittest mandate into a contest that feels crafted for those raised on video games in which everyone is essentially a lone wolf and the goal is to amass as many power-ups as possible on your personal journey.
—Mark Harris, Vulture, 4 June 2024
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“Lone wolf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lone%20wolf. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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