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atypical

[ey-tip-i-kuhl] / eɪˈtɪp ɪ kəl /


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He said during the company’s earnings call in April that Tesla robotaxis still get confused when faced with atypical traffic situations, stopping in traffic—or endlessly driving in circles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

This is atypical for retail investors, who usually buy more stocks in aggregate than they sell.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

"A classical elegance – a couple incredibly atypical," it says.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Oftentimes, these atypical acquiring editors grew their online book communities for several years before landing at Bindery.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

The book was filled with complicated sentences explaining Henrietta’s cells by saying, “its atypical histology may correlate with the unusually malignant behavior of the carcinoma,” and something about the “correlate of the tumor’s singularity.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot




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