strange bedfellows

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Gas prices have a habit of making strange bedfellows.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Taking on prediction markets, it seems, makes for strange bedfellows.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

And in the strange bedfellows political department, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., called the Pretti shooting “very troubling” and said an investigation of the Department of Homeland Security is necessary.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2026

The hosts and Craig unpack the motivations behind the deal for these strange bedfellows.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2025

And since politics makes strange bedfellows, Alfred Lanning sat at the other side of the desk with his ferocious white eyebrows bent far forward over eyes in which chronic impatience had sharpened to acuity.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov