uncanny
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The degree to which the two periods have tracked each other — so far at least — is almost uncanny.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
The similarities are uncanny: Nebius now has over 3.5 gigawatts of contracted capacity, the exact same figure CoreWeave reported last week.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
YouTube may also find itself in a sort of uncanny valley with buyers as elements of its business increasingly resemble traditional media but remain different in key ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
When we made “Chaos Angel” we were maybe in a slightly uncanny valley of being friends who were in love but not together at all.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
His intellect was a sparse acreage indeed but Pinkie got along by wearing a perpetual smile on his face and having an uncanny knack for repairing the engines of his teachers’ automobiles.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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