unconventional

Example Sentences

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The prospect of a 100-year tranche would be unconventional because it is difficult to predict the staying power of technology so many decades out.

From MarketWatch

Thursday night was an unconventional starting point for the tournament, and for the first 40 minutes hosts France seemed to be playing a different sport altogether in a 36-14 win against Ireland in Paris.

From BBC

But because these AI agents can act autonomously on behalf of humans—and continue to work relentlessly on tasks with unexpected or unconventional methods—they pose a lot of risks.

From The Wall Street Journal

Todo, who said he had been attacked online "as a robot abuser", visited Unitree in China last year to excuse himself for the unconventional treatment of their device.

From Barron's

Iran's naval crews have focussed much of their training on unconventional or "asymmetric" warfare, looking at ways to overcome or bypass the technical advantages enjoyed by their primary adversary, the US Navy's Fifth Fleet.

From BBC