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extraordinary

[ik-strawr-dn-er-ee, ek-struh-awr-] / ɪkˈstrɔr dnˌɛr i, ˌɛk strəˈɔr- /


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Now, European Council President Antonio Costa will lead negotiations, with an extraordinary meeting added in late November to help get the budget over the line.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

"Mr Mayhew's extraordinary generosity, and the care he has poured into Rules over many decades, mean this beloved place has a future measured not in years but generations."

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

“It would take quite an extraordinary shock to push us lower,” Piti said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

For someone to come from where she came from and to do what she did with her life in a very short 80 years — it’s an extraordinary accomplishment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

No example of his actions could be more pathetic or more extraordinary than this.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli




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