strange
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The resource curse got its name for a reason, the strange alchemy by which having lots of oil keeps a country poor and oppressed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
That pullback doesn’t look so strange in hindsight.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Ahead of OpenAI's blog post detailing the issue, some social media users flagged a strange detail among lines of code instructing the company's coding assistant Codex how to behave in user interactions.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has always been a strange ritual, a night when journalists and politicians gather to roast one another and briefly suspend the usual rules of engagement.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
They didn’t make a sound, and they smelt strange: like prey.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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