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unnatural

[uhn-nach-er-uhl, -nach-ruhl] / ʌnˈnætʃ ər əl, -ˈnætʃ rəl /


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“Structuring unnatural credits to prolong momentum late in the bull phase is where the worry comes in.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Fires are a natural phenomenon, of course, but what’s unnatural is their intensity and the level of heat.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026

Opening the inquest, coroner Kate Robertson said she had reason to suspect the cause of death was unnatural.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

The majority acknowledges that its reading creates some overlap in the statute but concludes that a modest amount of redundancy is preferable to giving words an unnatural meaning.

From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026

“The next, ‘The theory of the book is bad, full of morbid fancies, spiritualistic ideas, and unnatural characters.’

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott


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