extraordinaire

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On Saturday came sad news that Palmerston, a black-and-white cat, once mouser to the Foreign Office and "Diplocat extraordinaire", had passed away in Bermuda where he retired in 2020.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

Will they be thwarted again by the shot-stopper extraordinaire we saw in last week's semi-final first leg, when the giant Italian's long arms ensured Paris St-Germain escaped Emirates Stadium with a 1-0 win?

From BBC • May 6, 2025

You’ve won a Grammy, opened for the Rolling Stones and Vampire Weekend, and collaborated with everyone from Guy to funk bassist extraordinaire Bootsy Collins to Southern rapper BIG K.R.I.T.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2024

Jay Gatsby — self-made enigma, party host extraordinaire and talk of the summer season in West Egg, Long Island — doesn’t carry his insecurities lightly.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Of course, Joe understood immediately that this dynamite had not just fallen from heaven in order to increase the personal wealth and power of Joe Mondragon, all-around handyman and bean farmer par extraordinaire.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols