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unusual

[uhn-yoo-zhoo-uhl, -yoozh-wuhl] / ʌnˈyu ʒu əl, -ˈyuʒ wəl /


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In an unusual joint statement, school leaders have warned that the education budget could lead to shorter school days and fewer subjects being taught.

From BBC

Realizing that this unusual dimming could reveal something important, Zakamska and her colleagues began an extended observing campaign.

From Science Daily

Paul area held an unusual press conference: They said federal agents had stopped, along with local residents, some off-duty police officers “for no cause” and asked them to prove their citizenship.

From The Wall Street Journal

This unusual combination points to physical processes that current models do not yet fully explain.

From Science Daily

The unusual step capped a volatile week in U.S. and Japanese financial markets that had concerned policymakers on both sides of the Pacific.

From The Wall Street Journal