oddity
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While the top two contenders hail from the same movie, a separate oddity might open the door for another supporting actress to earn two nods in the category.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
I don’t have much time for the Count Binfaces of this world, not because they’re weird, but because their particular kind of oddity has an outdated, cringe-inducing, dad-joke mustiness to it.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
Ceuta, like its sister city Melilla, is a geographical oddity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The Cboe Volatility Index VIX rose during early trading Wednesday — continuing that recent short-term oddity of “SPX up, VIX up.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
I bang into the room before the oddity of the situation dawns on me.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Clifton’s, with its collection of oddities, be it a taxidermied bear or a bartop meteorite, is just the sort of fantastical place, they reason, to house a never-ending “Dungeons & Dragons”-inspired game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
In this context, medbeds seemed conceptually like fun oddities, akin more to palm readings than to predatory disinformation.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
That’s all you need to slow down and start questioning all the oddities.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
With that comes more international fans in the US keen to explore American culture, landscape and all the country's oddities.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
The last set of vehicles chugged around the poster perimeter, and their black frames flashed the strangest oddities.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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