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miscellaneous

[mis-uh-lay-nee-uhs] / ˌmɪs əˈleɪ ni əs /


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It consists of more than 60 bronze age objects, including 29 bracelets, 11 bowls, three bottles and other miscellaneous pieces.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The retreat for the wholesale industry was largely due to a drop in sales of agricultural supplies and mineral, ore and precious metals industry within the miscellaneous subsector, the data agency said Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

There will be options for tomatoes, greens, fruit and the miscellaneous beautiful thing you bought before deciding what it was for.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

Though she’s skilled at painting and photography, she’s most widely known for assemblage, the art of juxtaposing miscellaneous items to form a single cohesive work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

Unwanted, miscellaneous things are in boxes already: essays written in high school, under the name Gogol.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri


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