unorthodox
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The FBI director was also on the Hill this week for a budget hearing and, in an unorthodox strategy for a setting where you’re asking Congress for money, was eager to fight.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
Schools have also begun admitting students off wait lists before May 1, a previously unorthodox move, counselors said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
His returns were often unorthodox and he was fond of a lobbed service return to unsettle opponents.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
Black paired up with Marcello Hernández to play martial arts instructors who teach unorthodox self-defense methods.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
When the DNA turned out to be unusable, Pena came up with a second, more unorthodox approach: he decided to look for Lagoa Santa DNA in the Botocudo.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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