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“For something this big, where we are getting so much data, it’s a bit strange that we haven’t been able to pinpoint the source,” Ringer-Cerniglia said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Elderly immigrants showed off injuries they claimed were caused by the noxious air: strange blotches on their skin, temples rubbed raw due to watery eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Valery said it was strange having to queue in a country that extracts so much oil.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
"I thought it was very strange," Li said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
He was scared of Fin-Kedinn but in a strange way, he also wanted his approval.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
California is no stranger to the effects of El Niño, with the pattern associated with some of the state’s most memorable destructive winter seasons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
Still, Pegula is no stranger to pressure as far as high-level sports are concerned, having been raised in a family that boasts an incredible athletic heritage.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
Nigeria is no stranger to large-scale corruption but previous scandals have tended to share a common ending: many names mentioned, few convictions.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Loneliness has become one of the stranger problems of modern life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
I want to be uncomfortable with this stranger touching my face, but there is something about her that seems so familiar.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
The result is one of the strangest custody battles to ever roil the aerospace and museum industries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Quantum entanglement is one of the strangest features of the quantum world.
From Science Daily ● May 13, 2026
The strangest moment of the day came in the Mission League 100 girls’ final.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Instead, Neville tries to communicate his subject’s belief that the best, strangest and funniest ideas come from the most unexpected places.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
When he was a baby, she had looked at his wine stain and listened to him whimper in his sleep, and she’d thought he was the strangest and most beautiful baby in the world.
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
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