untraditional

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More recently, smartphones have given rise to short videos in an untraditional vertical orientation, like TikTok and YouTube Shorts.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Ono is an outlier whose career has been untraditional since the very beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Architecturally, Suntory, though in what was a still untraditional so-called “vineyard” layout for the seating, is more conventional than Gehry’s radical Disney.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

While Ross’ style undeniably calls attention to itself, the director is prescient enough to know that some will see his untraditional mode as a mere affectation.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2024

Rasseem, in his corner, scowled at the turn toward the untraditional.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri