odd
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Yet, it’s odd how little of it he’s kept.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
This election will draw only the most committed voters to come out and cast ballots at such an odd time.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Barry and Hunter said they found Wednesday’s surprise move by the Treasury odd given that it had just announced its buyback operation calendar for the next three months only two weeks prior.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is an odd situation, but this is an odd detective.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It suddenly seemed really odd to me that I never even asked myself how.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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
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
But Chung’s writing is stronger when she leans toward literary fiction’s more open forms and pursues odder ends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
It had been handwritten, making it even odder.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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
My tears start to flow at the oddest of things.
From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse
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Operations and Algebraic Thinking
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Spelling Practice, Unit 8
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