rarity
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One reason the mystery endured for so long was simply the rarity of inherited AnWj negative blood.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
Opera Philadelphia opened its season last week at the Academy of Music with a rarity: Mozart’s “Mitridate, re di Ponto,” written in 1770 for Milan when the composer was 14 years old.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The reason for that rarity is a simple one: every single starting lineman this season is a returning player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Right now, there’s a halo of rarity around Raising Cane’s due to its newness, which likely adds to the psychosis.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
He’s half Puerto Rican, which is a bit of a rarity around here.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
Displays have included rarities like a 1792 linen shirt belonging to a son of Marie Antoinette and the Yves Saint-Laurent mid-1960s Mondrian dress that belonged to French singer Juliette Greco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
Of course, there is the requisite disc of rarities and B-sides.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2025
An event that started off as a bluff has outgrown its genre roots to become a legitimate destination for rabid film fans, boasting rarities and prestige titles alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
They also suggest that these communities of animals, rather than extreme rarities, are actually widespread.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2025
She had always been precious to her parents, but with her entrance into the rarities of algebra and Latin she climbed into clouds where her parents could not follow.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing rarity
"My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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