strange
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Two women witness the strange murder of a neighbor and begin to believe that something could be lurking in the mist that’s enveloped the Earth.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
Over the last few months independent booksellers have been observing a strange pattern of purchases which have seen scores of their novels being shipped to far-off warehouses.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
“At the start it felt a bit strange, but now I’m used to it,” she says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s very strange, especially going from like a 0 to 100 situation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It was strange not to feel the weight of his cloak on his shoulders as he strode back and forth.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
But her journey ends in an abandoned diner, where she dies in childbirth after charging this stranger she has come to trust with the holy task of protecting her infant daughter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Zuckerberg is no stranger to the long-winded essay format.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
His far stranger movie after that, 2019’s “Under the Silver Lake,” was a genre-defying Los Angeles comic-noir with Andrew Garfield as a hipster tangled up in a bizarre cult.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Nine-year-old Louis was given a pair of glasses by a stranger and says he "feels really lucky"
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Autumn asks out loud, side-eyeing the stranger on the dock.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
Some reports focused on the strangest claims by Arday of his personal achievements, including that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days, some partly with a fracture in his leg.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Rhiannon Quinche, from Tunbridge Wells, said it was "amazing" and the "strangest thing ever".
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Even the strangest of things happen for a reason, like when a life-size Celine Dion cutout goes missing and later reappears.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
In a surreal interview with independent journalist Jim Acosta, Ohio artist Alan Cottrill described the chaotic process behind one of the strangest pieces of political iconography to emerge from Trumpworld in years.
From Salon ● May 17, 2026
And the strangest part of all: Weeks later, I found something she’d left in my room.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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