different breed

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Koepka is a different breed when it comes to the majors and when he’s healthy.

From Washington Times • Jul. 25, 2023

"The West Virginia lawmakers involved here are a slightly different breed," the publication wrote.

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2023

"Owners of football clubs don't do things like that. They're a different breed these two," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2023

In a film culture saturated with franchises, sequels and prestige remakes, Strickland’s off-kilter imagination is a different breed entirely.

From New York Times • Sep. 30, 2022

The women in this part of Kabul were a different breed from the women in the poorer neighborhoods—like the one where she and Rasheed lived, where so many of the women covered fully.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini