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unconventional

[uhn-kuhn-ven-shuh-nl] / ˌʌn kənˈvɛn ʃə nl /


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“His impact was less ideological than attitudinal. He wasn’t convincing the voters to become more conservative, he was convincing them that it was OK for them to vent their anger in an unconventional way.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, the former reality TV star Spencer Pratt ran an unconventional campaign for mayor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The research introduces an unconventional strategy for dealing with one of the most damaging environmental emergencies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Singapore's Mottainai Food Tech also has a mission to use unconventional and underappreciated ingredients, which can be nutritious and widely available throughout Asia.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

This method, albeit unconventional, was not unusual for his time, but it also reflected Mendel’s scientific naïveté.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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