My fonts aren't previewing correctly in Font Book

For some reason I have random fonts in Font Book that aren't previewing correctly.  This has not always been the case but for some reason recently it is.  I have tried clearing my font cache, etc. without any success.  Thoughts?

Hello, installed any new fonts lately?
Did you Validate all fonts in Font Book & check for duplicates?

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