rarity

Their rarity and longevity make them especially valuable to researchers studying glacier retreat, changing ocean conditions and the risks posed by drifting ice in polar regions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

That game against the Giants, with Heyward looking on as a Dodgers special assistant for the first time, Freeman stole a base — a rarity in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

But for any golfer a hole in one is a moment to remember and due to its rarity, Vigurs admitted he felt "stupid" even looking for his ball near the hole.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

None of it makes practical sense, which is rather the point: Presence has become rare, and rarity gives it value.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

A young Negro contralto was a rarity in German concert life, and many people came out of curiosity.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

The long list of 11 mostly rarities featured 13 soloists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

The diehards chase the rarities, Springsteen changes songs in and out as the spirit moves him, and there was one tour where he took requests via sign from the audience.

From Salon ● May 28, 2026

In the 1950s and ’60s, there would be earworm TV-show themes—from “Have Gun—Will Travel,” “The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp,” “Rawhide”—but over the decades that followed, corral-based hits became rarities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 2, 2026

Known as ‘trial pieces’ or a ‘pattern coins’, such rarities are typically sought by serious collectors.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024

All rarities, for which he had squandered two weeks’ salary—borrowed in advance from Mr. Sloat.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick