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exotic

[ig-zot-ik] / ɪgˈzɒt ɪk /


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Despite this, orangutans continue to be trafficked for sale as exotic pets and to private collectors.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

It also said they bought a fleet of exotic cars, ranging in value from $100,000 to $3.8m.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

A longtime pet breeder, Matson moved to Newberry Springs about nine years ago to raise ostriches and other exotic animals, selling their chicks and eggs.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

"The next step is to figure out which exotic quark configurations nature might have realized here," Nerling said.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Life in Baguio City, about 130 miles from Manila, was somewhat more exotic than Tokyo.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Of the gardens, there are three “don’t misses” open to the public, including Abbotsbury for its exotics.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

We’re talking serious exotics with a range of flavors from smoky to sweet and evocative names like Thorburn’s Terra Cotta, Cherokee Purple, Evil Olive Cherry and Brandywine Pink.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 11, 2025

At the time it was groundbreaking, even radical, to photograph transgender people as regular folk, rather than as exotics or freaks or medical specimens, and rarer still for the lensman to be transgender.

From New York Times Apr. 20, 2023

Gardener Alan Titchmarsh recalled in an article that the Queen "loved primroses, lily-of-the-valley and other modest blooms far more than elaborate exotics; something that speaks volumes about her personality".

From BBC Sep. 19, 2022

The exotics walked slowly back to the Midway.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson




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