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peculiar to



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This fascination with death was not peculiar to the Nazi regime.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2025

The mentions are fairly humdrum in themselves - but worth noting because every time Goldie was mentioned, MPs would cheer, whoop and whistle, in that special way that is peculiar to MPs in the Commons.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025

“Not only the development, production, possession of military equipment, but also their export and import are the lawful right peculiar to a sovereign state, and nobody is entitled to criticize it.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022

This was not an oversight, nor was it peculiar to the language favored by the ACLU.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2022

If they were alive, it was in a way peculiar to them alone.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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