rarity
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The property was designed by architecture firm Ike Kligerman Barkley, with the listing emphasizing the rarity of its expansive oceanfront setting.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
The reason for that rarity is a simple one: every single starting lineman this season is a returning player.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Others use fixed thresholds, historical rarity, physical damage, economic losses or emergency declarations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
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
The French onion soup was hot when it arrived, a rarity, all noted, at the Officers’ Club.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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
Known as ‘trial pieces’ or a ‘pattern coins’, such rarities are typically sought by serious collectors.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2024
Showstoppers like Donna and Viatina-19 are rarities in Brazil, where there are more than 230 million cows, according to the United States Department of Agriculture.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
But these sojourns on cheap horses were rarities.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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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