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It's not unusual for him to stay late at work.
a scene of unusual beauty
She has an unusual name.
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Not fun: conflating all unusual, standalone, departure, or otherwise distinctive episodes into the term bottle episode.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Such views are unusual, given how negative Chinese public opinion is about Japan, and vice versa.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025
Local business ads sometimes ran to 10 pages with 30 plus Christmas business ads not being unusual and 12- 14 bars invited you to visit them.
—Bob Roepke, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Available in three sophisticated shades – carbon, affogato, and flute (a light, blue-tinged grey) – it’s spun from 100% cashmere sourced from a prestigious Italian mill regarded as the world’s finest, and knitted to be a double-faced jersey, which is unusual.
—Benedict Browne, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 7 Feb. 2025
Such views are unusual, given how negative Chinese public opinion is about Japan, and vice versa.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Feb. 2025
Local business ads sometimes ran to 10 pages with 30 plus Christmas business ads not being unusual and 12- 14 bars invited you to visit them.
—Bob Roepke, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Available in three sophisticated shades – carbon, affogato, and flute (a light, blue-tinged grey) – it’s spun from 100% cashmere sourced from a prestigious Italian mill regarded as the world’s finest, and knitted to be a double-faced jersey, which is unusual.
—Benedict Browne, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Unusual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusual. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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unusual
adjective
un·usu·al
ˌən-ˈyüzh-(ə-)wəl 
-ˈyü-zhəl
unusually
adverb
-ē
unusualness
noun
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