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"He looked out of place so I went over to see if he was alright, to see if I could cheer him up," he explained.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Malbon conceded that the Magnificent Seven stock “may be out of place at a value conference.”

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Perched high on mountain ridges, they seemed out of place, raising questions about where they came from and what they might reveal about Antarctica's past and future.

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

Ms. MacDonald is clearly in the tank for Nintendo: This book wouldn’t be out of place in the gift shop of the company’s headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Aside from the fact that he felt terribly out of place here in Fernlight, there could be wandering souls who needed him back at the cottage.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman