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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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Yorkshire Tea is certainly unusual in having enjoyed recent growth in both value (revenue) and volume (the number of tea bags sold) terms of 21% and 12%, respectively, in 2023.
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 3 July 2024
This is not unusual, as the president has frustrated the press many times throughout his presidency for not doing sit-down interviews with publications like the Washington Post and the New York Times and limiting his press conferences.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 July 2024
About a month later, the state took the unusual path of charging Otano and Orfila with battery and the armed kidnapping and abduction of Ortega-Gutierrez.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
Despite the unusual obstacles, winning is still based on low scores.
—Su Bacon, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 3 July 2024
This is not unusual, as the president has frustrated the press many times throughout his presidency for not doing sit-down interviews with publications like the Washington Post and the New York Times and limiting his press conferences.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 3 July 2024
About a month later, the state took the unusual path of charging Otano and Orfila with battery and the armed kidnapping and abduction of Ortega-Gutierrez.
—Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 3 July 2024
Despite the unusual obstacles, winning is still based on low scores.
—Su Bacon, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
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“Unusual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusual. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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unusual
adjective
un·usu·al
ˌən-ˈyüzh-(ə-)wəl 
-ˈyü-zhəl
unusually
adverb
-ē
unusualness
noun
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