strange
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The characters feel strange, maybe heightened, but they’re people you could meet in real life.
From Los Angeles Times ● 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
Taylor Farms has spent much of the summer at the center of a strange and confusing food-safety story.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
That Amziah apparently knows everyone in the vicinity makes it strange that the focus of the film turns to someone with whom he only recently got reacquainted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
It is a futile dream, a strange thought to have, but it is there nonetheless.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
A strange trip, but perhaps no stranger than living atop a pillar for 36 years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Now scientists have worked out exactly what is going on inside a dog's brain when it sees a human - even a complete stranger - smiling or scowling.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
I even watched him go outside to help a stranger whose car had broken down in the middle of the road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“I am no stranger to loss, but this is so incredibly tough, and my heart also goes out to all of the associates and customers who were there during this traumatic event.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
But it got harder and harder to say, “No, ma’am” without looking at her, acting like she was a stranger, like it was really true that I didn’t have anything I wanted to talk about.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
Which may be the strangest feature of this new age of food vigilance.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Rhiannon Quinche described the eclipse as "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
So he took up the strangest hobby he could think of.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
“The strangest stuff upsets you, you know that?”
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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