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unusual

[uhn-yoo-zhoo-uhl, -yoozh-wuhl] / ʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəl /


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It’s also unusual to get to hear these stories from the perspective of a Seattleite who was an essential part of that music scene.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

“It would be very unusual for the ECB to raise rates just once, and it would risk looking like a token gesture rather than a meaningful response,” said Jack Allen-Reynolds, an economist at Capital Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

COP31 is being organised and chaired by Turkey but Bowen is steering the marathon talks under an unusual arrangement struck after Canberra and Ankara competed to host the world's most important climate summit.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Compared to his England Test team-mates, Stokes' absence from white-ball cricket is unusual.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

This was no ordinary wolf, nor even a highly unusual wolf, but something far more strange and powerful.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood




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