rare

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adj.exceptional, infrequent

adj.precious, excellent
adj.not fully cooked

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Suddenly the normally rare, top-of-the-line down is popping up all at brands that have never carried it.

WHY WE'LL SEE MORE 1,000-FILL DOWN JACKETS THIS FALLRYAN WICHELNSSEPTEMBER 12, 2020OUTSIDE ONLINE

Since then, some vaccines have been associated with Guillain-Barré syndrome, but it’s rare.

HERE’S WHAT PAUSING THE ASTRAZENECA-OXFORD CORONAVIRUS VACCINE TRIAL REALLY MEANSAIMEE CUNNINGHAMSEPTEMBER 9, 2020SCIENCE NEWS

On rare occasions, vaccines can elicit the same sort of immunological misfiring.

HERE’S WHAT PAUSING THE ASTRAZENECA-OXFORD CORONAVIRUS VACCINE TRIAL REALLY MEANSAIMEE CUNNINGHAMSEPTEMBER 9, 2020SCIENCE NEWS

Overall, serious side effects from vaccines already approved by the FDA are rare.

ASTRAZENECA JUST PAUSED ITS COVID-19 VACCINE TRIAL, AND THAT’S A GOOD THINGCLAIRE MALDARELLISEPTEMBER 9, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE

In fact, many SEOs generally agree that it is rare to see a full recovery from a Google core update without Google running another Google core update.

GOOGLE SAYS YOU CAN RECOVER FROM CORE UPDATES WITHOUT A NEW CORE UPDATEBARRY SCHWARTZSEPTEMBER 9, 2020SEARCH ENGINE LAND

Extremely rare side effects can go unnoticed if the vaccine is not tested over a long enough time period in a large enough group of people.

WHAT WOULD IT ACTUALLY TAKE TO HAVE A COVID-19 VACCINE BY NOVEMBER?KATE BAGGALEYSEPTEMBER 4, 2020POPULAR-SCIENCE

So rare, in fact, that trying to simulate it was a fruitless exercise.

THE FIFTH BATTLE FOR RIDDLER NATIONZACH WISSNER-GROSSSEPTEMBER 4, 2020FIVETHIRTYEIGHT

It’s not unheard of, but surviving digestion-by-predator is rare.

SOME BEETLES CAN BE EATEN BY A FROG, THEN WALK OUT THE OTHER ENDJONATHAN LAMBERTSEPTEMBER 4, 2020SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS

If it does get used again, the technology’s initial application should be to help couples with no chance of having a healthy child otherwise, a rare situation but one in which the benefits could most clearly outweigh the risks.

THE “STAGED ROLLOUT” OF GENE-MODIFIED BABIES COULD START WITH SICKLE-CELL DISEASEAMY NORDRUMSEPTEMBER 3, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

The only cheaper chips in Qualcomm's lineup are the 2 series, but those phones make up the bargain-basement $100-and-below market and are actually pretty rare.

QUALCOMM IS BRINGING 5G TO EVERYONE WITH CHEAP 5G SNAPDRAGON CHIPSRON AMADEOSEPTEMBER 3, 2020ARS TECHNICA

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