peculiar

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The Obama administration thought otherwise, and it contacted the one entity that could handle such a rescue: Phoenix Air, which Mr. Hazzard describes as “one of the most peculiar companies in America.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

This dinosaur belonged to a peculiar group of bird like theropods called alvarezsaurs.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

Early voting is underway in Texas, and some primary races are only getting more peculiar.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

During the early pandemic, a peculiar optimism bloomed among those hunkering into lockdown.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026

I could hear his peculiar limping progress all the way down the stairs.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt