rarity
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Nairobi National Park is a rarity among urban parks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
It was odd enough that most people in the crowd were wearing fluorescent orange, but stranger still was this rarity: the sight of a group of diverse men full of hope.
From Slate ● Sep. 20, 2026
One reason the mystery endured for so long was simply the rarity of inherited AnWj negative blood.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
I look for originality and rarity when collecting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It’s a rarity in this town, but I can’t imagine anyone thinking she was weird-looking.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
"We are encouraging folk to record the common species of today as they may be the rarities of the future."
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 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
That upward spiral has meant that fewer and fewer individuals can actually afford to own even one of these teams—and that sports conglomerates went from rarities to the new normal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
An event that started off as a bluff has outgrown its genre roots to become a legitimate destination for rabid film fans, boasting rarities and prestige titles alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
We were both rarities in fencing—Peter for his race and me because I wore hijab.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Vocabulary lists containing rarity
"My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning
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"The Tempest," Vocabulary from Acts 1 and 2
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