Each of the retailers has its unique angle or quirk.

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Shinsegae department store is a city favorite in Myeongdong, but those after a bit of South Korean kitsch or quirk should be happy browsing around the boutiques off Myeongdong-gil and Myeongdong Jungang.

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However, to a scout, failure to identify a single quirk or glitch could lead to a costly error and possible job termination.

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Some parents and doctors say children should be given more time to tell if a certain behavior is a quirk of personality or a disorder that needs treatment.

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The latest quirk to be examined is momentum, or the tendency for stocks that did well in the past to do well in the future.

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The plotting seems dangerously self-interested, being concerned almost exclusively with the survival of the mutants themselves, and, behind the succulent effects, the tone is oddly hectoring, instructing us to behave liberally toward these nice boys and girls whose only quirk is the ability to create thunderstorms or hurl fire.

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One quirk: You can change your cost-basis choice for mutual funds online or in writing, but not over the phone.

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