errancy
noun
er·ran·cy
ˈer-ən(t)-sē 
ˈe-rən(t)-
plural errancies
: the state or an instance of erring
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Traversing Central and Eastern Europe, New York, California, the Southwestern U. S., Buenos Aires, and Haiti, Reines resembles a cosmic outlaw, a modern-day wandering Jew, whose errancy and alienation disrupts illusions of order.
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Hannah Aizenman, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2019
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Hannah Aizenman, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2019
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“Errancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/errancy. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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