unusual
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Mr. Hockney created carpets and stained-glass windows; designed sets and costumes for ballet and opera; and made work using such unusual tools as paper pulp and a fax machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
A book which judges said "may be the most unusual book you read this year" has won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Mike had previously collaborated with Ewan on several studies involving fossil fishes and sharks from New Zealand, and he soon began investigating the unusual specimen.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
With its unusual automated-driving promise, BYD wants to “put money on the table, give consumers confidence,” said Li.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
What happened next led them, almost by accident, to the unusual approach to financial markets that would soon make them rich.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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