unusual
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“It would be very unusual for the ECB to raise rates just once, and it would risk looking like a token gesture rather than a meaningful response,” said Jack Allen-Reynolds, an economist at Capital Economics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
COP31 is being organised and chaired by Turkey but Bowen is steering the marathon talks under an unusual arrangement struck after Canberra and Ankara competed to host the world's most important climate summit.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s not unusual for a private members’ club to be a politics-free zone.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
And while a trip to a bustling, multi-screened pub remains a popular choice, there are more unusual settings in which to get your football fix.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
“Things were different when I was young. Arranged marriages weren’t such an unusual thing back then.”
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
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