uncanny
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Lines like “I love you, I love the Lord” arrive with syllables modified to fit the shape of an eerie melody, transforming the natural musicality of speech into something uncanny.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
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
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
In a daze, believing they were finally bearing down on the line, the boys threw their long bodies into each stroke, rowing furiously, flawlessly, and with uncanny elegance.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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