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unusual

[uhn-yoo-zhoo-uhl, -yoozh-wuhl] / ʌnˈju ʒu əl, -ˈjuʒ wəl /


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Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm said sentencing juveniles to life imprisonment without parole was unusual because of their youth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

Which is why the coalition assembling around this case is so unusual.

From Slate Jul. 28, 2026

Nonprofit managers said it hasn’t been unusual over the past couple of years for contracts from HUD to be delayed.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 28, 2026

Its unusual thickness indicates that it came from either an elephant or a mammoth.

From Science Daily Jul. 27, 2026

He didn’t even appear to notice anything unusual in the pattern of his game.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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