strange
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A pub but also a strange kind of museum.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Physicists have demonstrated that even tiny chunks of metal can behave according to the strange rules of quantum mechanics, existing in states that spread across multiple locations at once.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
A season-long team-up would be a basketball purist’s dream—even if it also seems about as strange as Magic Johnson slipping into Celtics green.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
"Life has become so strange, there are so many plot twists and weird turns that I genuinely don't know what the future holds," she told British Vogue.
From BBC • May 9, 2026
The cub wriggled out of the strange wolf’s grip, put his forepaws on its chest, and stood on his hind legs.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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