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sui generis

[soo-i ge-ne-ris, soo-ahy jen-er-is, soo-ee] / ˈsʊ ɪ ˈgɛ nɛ rɪs, ˈsu aɪ ˈdʒɛn ər ɪs, ˈsu i /




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The show’s Le Carré-meets-Camus sensibility made the program sui generis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

The president is a sui generis figure in American history.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

“Unbelievable win,” Indiana’s sui generis coach Curt Cignetti said afterward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025

And it’s his relationship to his hometown, the City of Angels, that defines his sui generis eye and puts him up there with such greats as Ansel Adams, Mary Ellen Mark and Daidō Moriyama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2025

Melinda is sui generis, and so generous too. vichyssoise.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner




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