unorthodox
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Tuchel has spoken about Foden as an unorthodox deputy for captain Harry Kane as a central striker, but this would surely be too much of a stretch.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
But if Pontormo’s chosen scene is unclear, his unorthodox artistic decisions are not.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
More unorthodox still is Attia’s rhapsodic ode to rapamycin, a drug derived from an antifungal agent first discovered in the soil of a volcanic crater on Easter Island.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026
Her unorthodox plan had one fledgling publisher’s name all over it — Bindery Books.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
This rather unorthodox method of obtaining them had been Perry’s inspiration; nuns, he had argued, were certain to have a supply.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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