oddball
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Kalshi’s latest oddball ad takes a more explanatory approach than its recent spots, explicitly distinguishing prediction markets from traditional sportsbooks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
So, too, did all of his department heads on their own fiefdoms and the oddball band Tune-Yards on the score, a cacophony of circus oompahs, mouth harps and kazoos.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
She found it in NBC’s new mockumentary series as an oddball boss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
M31-2014-DS1 initially stood out as an "oddball," De says, but it now seems to be one of several examples, including NGC 6946-BH1.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 14, 2026
But I had a striking sense that if I’d had a son, he would, at the core, be a lot like this brainy, combative oddball sitting in a musty apartment in a small Idaho town.
From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz
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