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unconventional

[uhn-kuhn-ven-shuh-nl] / ˌʌn kənˈvɛn ʃə nl /


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Singapore's Mottainai Food Tech also has a mission to use unconventional and underappreciated ingredients, which can be nutritious and widely available throughout Asia.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

And she has these really unconventional, unorthodox, eccentric methods to solving cases.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

The solution to Henry Ford’s problems was unconventional, even radical.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Ms. Frank’s unconventional, imaginatively orchestrated score maps their dreamlike journey as they ricochet through different planes of existence, and find resolution together in their love and their art.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

They are repeatedly reminded that they must have some sort of structure to their nocturnal schedule, being the only children in a rather unconventional household.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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