unconventional
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“His impact was less ideological than attitudinal. He wasn’t convincing the voters to become more conservative, he was convincing them that it was OK for them to vent their anger in an unconventional way.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
The solution to Henry Ford’s problems was unconventional, even radical.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
In addition to a tendency towards the unconventional, Musk also has, literally, the deepest pockets on earth.
From BBC • May 18, 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
However, in his time the brief tradition of tolerance for unconventional views began to erode and then to shatter.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing unconventional
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