odd
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But, as it was late August, these were the only two people in the office, save for the odd delivery guy, dropping off a package.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
The victory marked Zverev’s second major title, just three months after his first, as he took advantage of an odd, injury-plagued season for Alcaraz and top-ranked Jannik Sinner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The whole thing feels so odd to me.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The reporter may have misheard the comment, or maybe the person being quoted actually said it, or something odd happened in the editing process.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
“Do you mean to tell me that for the past some odd days, it wasn’t you with whom I was discussing grooming tips?”
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
All of this makes it seem odder that Google has become one of the biggest thorns in Nvidia’s side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
While he's scoured the internet for some of the odder flavours, neighbouring businesses have also been getting in on the festivities.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
If attacking a public advocacy group seems like an odd stance for an elected official, it’s made even odder by the fact that Lara wouldn’t have his job if it weren’t for Consumer Watchdog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
It was one of the odder tit-for-tat battles to have emerged so far in the federal case accusing former President Donald J. Trump of plotting to subvert the 2020 election.
From New York Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
“Yes. Red hair, like Angelica’s. He certainly looks mad. I don’t know—I think this is odder than Sir Charles said. Let’s look farther up before we speak to him.”
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
I don’t know your brother, but I do know — from letters to this column — that people do the oddest things.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Which brings us to the oddest circumstance of all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
She added in the same thread: “The oddest thing about the response to this essay is people who say it’s ‘personal’.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Of all the oddball companies that have come to define the current era of artificial intelligence hype, Elon Musk’s xAI stands out as perhaps the oddest.
From Slate ● May 16, 2025
“I just got the oddest call,” Mom said.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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