rare
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PARIS—Luca Funaro, a 32-year-old with a rare genetic illness, suffered through this month’s record-breaking heat wave in his apartment in the French capital without an air conditioning system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 1, 2026
Big, serious-minded, aggressive stands for robust constitutional protection of individual rights, even the individual rights of accused criminals, are rare commodities.
From Slate • Jul. 1, 2026
But in a rare appearance on state TV, he backed the talks with the US and said Araghchi and Ghalibaf should be "praised".
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
"Tennis just isn't at the forefront in Britain," said Evans, who is rare as a British player considered as having a working-class background.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
It’s rare for Aunt J to take a hard stance with Arlo or me.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Vocabulary lists containing rare
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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"The Witch Boy" by Molly Knox Ostertag
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Workshop 5, Part 1
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