different breed

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"Doodle" dogs, where a poodle is crossed with a different breed, have become popular and have a reputation for being easy to handle and train.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

You have to be a bit of a different breed to be able to handle that and mesh all that together.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

“He’s just a different breed of a pitcher.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023

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

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2023

The truth is, though, that from the 1940s until the 1990s, film composers tended to be a different breed from concert hall composers.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall