peculiar
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It may seem peculiar that it takes up so much room in comparison to the 9,600 square feet given to the new galleries.
The Obama administration thought otherwise, and it contacted the one entity that could handle such a rescue: Phoenix Air, which Mr. Hazzard describes as “one of the most peculiar companies in America.”
It’s so peculiar that when the guy who long oversaw the process first encountered the sights and noises emanating from the seaweed lab, he questioned his career choices.
But this was a peculiar time of day for it.
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The buildings rolled by as I pulled my hair around and combed my fingers through it, wondering at the peculiar little encounter with Russell.
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