unusual

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Vietnam's communist-dominated general assembly has elected To Lam, the party leader, to be the country's president and head of state, an unusual concentration of power in one person.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Auditors are often tasked with traveling to the middle of nowhere and tallying up a large amount of unusual things, from chickens and pigs to quarry rocks, corn, traffic lights and telephone poles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei rejected the latest ceasefire proposal, saying Monday that the American demands were “both highly excessive and unusual, as well as illogical.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

It’s not unusual for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to release a higher final rate compared with the initial proposal.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

“Yes,” agreed Mr. Hummer politely, but not daring to take another bite, “I don’t recognize this as mutton or ham. It has an unusual taste.”

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan