uncanny
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Meanwhile, Russ Field, the band's former guitarist, said Oakes had an "uncanny natural talent to write catchy melodies and lyrics".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
That’s not the only moment in Hobsbawm’s 1994 book “The Age of Extremes” that now reads as uncanny.
From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026
Their timing has long seemed almost uncanny, leading many people to assume that ravens simply follow wolves to find food.
From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026
But it is also an exhilarating work of art, in which the more conceptual elements of Le Corbusier’s architecture—light, space and landscape—are interpreted in new and uncanny ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
The turtle’s filmy inner eyelids blinked with uncanny precision, deflecting each shot.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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