nonstandard

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Laboratory experiments confirmed that PapB successfully created these ring structures, even when the peptides included nonstandard building blocks commonly used in modern incretin drugs.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

The company will no longer exclude stock-based pay from its nonstandard financial metrics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Some have more nonstandard options like gift cards or Amazon Pay.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

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

Double negatives, ain’t, and other nonstandard forms soon became stigmatized by their association with the less prestigious dialects of English used by its poorer and less educated speakers.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker