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unusual

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


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Anyone experiencing ringing or other unusual sounds in their ears should consider a hearing evaluation, Price said.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

"Our most popular Spanish lager is £6 now and that's not unusual."

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It’s also unusual to get to hear these stories from the perspective of a Seattleite who was an essential part of that music scene.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

A handful of schools have outsize positions that make up a tenth or more of their endowments, unusual scenarios for institutions that typically aim to have well-diversified investment portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Down the rows of snowy-white and dappled-brown chickens he walked, yet not a creature stirred; one would think nothing unusual had ever happened in this chicken coop in the entire history of chickens.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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