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miscellaneous

[mis-uh-lay-nee-uhs] / ˌmɪs əˈleɪ ni əs /


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There will be options for tomatoes, greens, fruit and the miscellaneous beautiful thing you bought before deciding what it was for.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026

A handful of miscellaneous items — sports gear and equipment, a Nintendo GameCube, accessories and fine jewelry and a black bi-fold wallet — are also up for auction.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

The only segment to record weakened sales in November was sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailing, the data agency said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

Alternatively, couples might resolve to establish “yours,” “mine” and “ours” bank accounts where the joint account is used for monthly expenses with a budget that may or may not include miscellaneous activities.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 5, 2025

The weak force engages in more miscellaneous tasks, mostly to do with controlling the rates of certain sorts of radioactive decay.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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