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After the chaos of Ben Stokes' retirement and the sacking of Brendon McCullum, England are in a strange holding pattern.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Is this the beginning of a disaster or a strange aberration?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 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
No damning life event preceded my change in style, though I’d recently stopped dating and found some strange joy in perceiving bangs as another barrier-to-entry to anyone who tried.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
He began to lick the strange wolf’s muzzle.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Our parish lived and practiced American Catholicism’s long tradition of welcoming the stranger, the outcast, the refugee — following the example and words of the Gospel we read every Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
Nine-year-old Louis was given a pair of glasses by a stranger and says he "feels really lucky"
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
Lancaster noted that the Edinburgh Fringe is no stranger to controversy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
He was far from Tall Tailless, and crossing the range of a stranger pack.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Some reports focused on the strangest claims by Arday of his personal achievements, including that he ran 30 marathons in 35 days, some partly with a fracture in his leg.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Astronomers may have found some of the strongest evidence yet for one of quantum mechanics' strangest predictions: even apparently empty space can influence the way light travels.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
"I had the strangest dreams when I was in a coma. It was probably just the drugs, but sometimes I wonder."
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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