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unusual

[uhn-yoo-zhoo-uhl, -yoozh-wuhl] / ʌnˈju ʒu əl, -ˈjuʒ wəl /


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Vance added, “typically people who say stuff like that tend to have some pretty unusual search histories.”

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

The release is unusual for its distributor, too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

What’s unusual about the Buck-Aikman breakdown is that the pair have had a smooth, drama-free run as one of the best booths in NFL history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The unusual explosion of pent-up emotion when she beat Elena Rybakina - now the world number one - demonstrated what it meant and looked to be a turning point.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Indeed, it wasn’t unusual for five or six men to squeeze into a car or onto the back of a truck to drive to a job that was located as far as eight hours away.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson


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