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out-of-the-box



ADVERB
in an unconventional way
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Today, the out-of-the-box strategy is running into problems.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 4, 2026

The hope is that this out-of-the-box instruction will help students become engaged in building financial security early on and continue that engagement into adulthood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

“It just made for a much more out-of-the-box female experience at work when we’re so used to seeing a very clean cut, high-heeled, manicured version of a woman,” Lynch says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2024

"Our continued collaboration with the So lab and their expertise with microscope development has enabled in vivo studies that are unapproachable using conventional, out-of-the-box two photon microscopes," she added.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 4, 2024

“It’s a good thing to be an out-of-the-box thinker. People like that are world-changers.”

From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt


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