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unusual

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


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

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

However, it isn’t unusual for Apple stock to drop right after WWDC.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 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

“It would be very unusual for the ECB to raise rates just once, and it would risk looking like a token gesture rather than a meaningful response,” said Jack Allen-Reynolds, an economist at Capital Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

“They’d have to be unusual wolves, to live on a tropical island. It’s all quite strange. Let’s see what happens next.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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