extraordinary

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“For those that are not in the Navy, that’s an extraordinary thing to even think about something of that kind of deployment length,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Among its more impressive features are an extraordinary great room with a 30-foot ceiling, as well as an expansive primary suite that boasts a sitting room, balcony, enormous walk-in closet, and two bathrooms.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

"The purchases were undertaken strictly out of extreme necessity as an extraordinary emergency measure in response to unprecedented geopolitical and supply-chain disruptions and only after exhausting all commercially and operationally viable alternatives," the report reads.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Phil New Music Group and a cast of extraordinary singers gave the U.S. premiere of “Salome” at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

But market conditions in October and November were not extraordinary; in October and November, for the first time, the market began accurately to price subprime mortgage risk.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis