uncharacteristic

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English said she did not remember receiving the email, and it was "uncharacteristic" of conversations she had had with Behr.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

"I'll go back to the start of the Six Nations. I thought Steve made some very uncharacteristic comments about a title-decider against France, looking ahead," Jones told the Rugby Unity podcast, published on Monday.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

In 2022, she slipped had an uncharacteristic fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

In photographing the interviewees, cinematographers Frederick Elmes and Joe Kelly favor odd angles and dramatic lighting uncharacteristic of traditional talking-head documentaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Adams responded with uncharacteristic calmness to this personal vendetta.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis