strange
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Here are edited excerpts from those chats, which began rather mundane, turned increasingly strange, and ended up deadly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
The OLC does a strange thing here where they try to wave this away by saying, Oh, well, here context matters.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
Speaking on BBC Radio Wales, he said: "It feels good to be alive and get the prize, rather than to be dead and pick it up. It is strange that that is the case."
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
The biggest player on the giant national champion Michigan basketball team Monday night looked familiar, yet strange.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026
Writing is a strange way to make a living, and I had sold many books by the time I was forty but was not making enough money to live on.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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