exceptional
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Refiners can still earn very strong profits even if crack spreads fall from exceptional levels, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
With his official forecasters warning that, in a very uncertain world, his finances face exceptional risks, playing a wait-and-see game feels like a prudent move.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
Core earnings per share, an adjusted figure that strips out exceptional items and one-off costs, came to 91 cents a share, besting the Wall Street peg of 88 cents a share, as per FactSet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Its nickname, 'D-rex', reflects its exceptional stature among related fungi.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026
Don’t use this word to refer to something unusual, uncommon, odd, unexpected, rare, exceptional, curious, irregular, offbeat, or surprising.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
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