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exceptionally

[ik-sep-shuh-nuh-lee] / ɪkˈsɛp ʃə nə li /
ADVERB
unusually
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His exceptionally unusual attempt to gag the media - forever - became clear at the full trial last month - but that's when his bid to remain anonymous got worse.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

The team combined these improvements with machine learning techniques to distinguish the exceptionally rare signals from the vast number of other particle processes.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2026

An exceptionally strong El Nino climate phenomenon is forecast to peak later this year, adding to extreme weather and possibly helping to make 2026 or 2027 the hottest year on record.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

Winograd notes that payrolls’ medium-term average “continues to point to a labor market that is solid but not exceptionally strong.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

As roommates, Bobby and I were neither more nor less compatible than would be, say, an exceptionally live-and-let-live Harvard senior, and an exceptionally unpleasant Cambridge newsboy.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger


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