nonstandard
Example Sentences
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The U.S. military is using nonstandard contracts and tasking defense contractors to design new weapons from scratch to cut years off production times and hundreds of millions of dollars off their cost.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Some have more nonstandard options like gift cards or Amazon Pay.
From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2026
Studies have consistently shown that nonstandard work schedules -- working outside the traditional nine-to-five workday -- can negatively impact physical and mental health as well as social and family life.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2024
Anyone who pursues a nonstandard creative career in America and doesn’t have generational wealth or a rich spouse will likely hold at least two jobs.
From Slate ● Jan. 3, 2024
As originally conceived, in 2003, the subprime mortgage credit default swap was a one-off, nonstandard insurance contract, struck between Morgan Stanley and some other bank or insurance company, outside the gaze of the wider market.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
