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
A research team from West Virginia University has been investigating whether such unconventional sources could help meet growing lithium demand.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
January’s pick was Ali Rosen, who was promoting her romance novel, “The Slow Burn,” at one of the more unconventional stops on her book tour.
From Los Angeles Times • 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
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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