atypical
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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
Yet one magnetic painting is atypical of that first stay in the Taos area: a striking ponderosa pine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
As he starts to see Cactus League action, Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts reflects on where he’s at mentally as he looks to rebound from an atypical season for him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
But if the first sentence had been A tank came roaring around the corner, which refers to an atypical example of a vehicle, a reader would have had a harder time making the connection.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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