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sui generis

[soo-i ge-ne-ris, soo-ahy jen-er-is, soo-ee] / ˈsʊ ɪ ˈgɛ nɛ rɪs, ˈsu aɪ ˈdʒɛn ər ɪs, ˈsu i /




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This is also something that has brought us together, for good or for bad, and that has a governance which has been almost sui generis and which is working.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

At one hour and one minute, “One Shot With Ed Sheeran” is both a novelty and a mini-immersion in its star’s music, which is fairly sui generis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

To them, even after eight years of experience, the president is some type of sui generis figure, an aberration in American politics and culture.

From Salon • Aug. 30, 2025

It’s been nearly two decades since voters elected a Republican governor, the sui generis Arnold Schwarzenegger.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024

She thought of the sui generis Hixby’s guidebook, the fictitious Judge Quinzy, and the mysterious danger Miss Mortimer had warned her about.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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