unconventional
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SAN DIEGO—With the Colorado River in crisis, Arizona and Nevada are turning to an unconventional life line: the ocean water off California’s golden beaches.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The prescribed Core-X treatment programme - based on ensuring alignment between muscles in different parts of the body - was unconventional at the time.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
For three seasons, Jimmy, a therapist grieving the loss of his wife, has used unconventional methods —think taking someone with aggression issues to a boxing ring — to get through to his patients.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
This culture helped Palantir recruit top, and admittedly unconventional, talent.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
As part of their unconventional wedding ceremony, Blackwell renounced his legal privileges as husband, and Stone announced that she would keep her own name.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing unconventional
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