unorthodox
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Tuchel has spoken about Foden as an unorthodox deputy for captain Harry Kane as a central striker, but this would surely be too much of a stretch.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
The filmmaker’s Fox Nation series on the lives of saints depicts Jesus’ mother in an intriguingly unorthodox style.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
Backing up his preventive prescriptions are unorthodox theories on how these diseases develop in the first place.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026
Her unorthodox plan had one fledgling publisher’s name all over it — Bindery Books.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
Ashamed, now that the effects of the soma had worn off, of the weakness he had displayed that morning in the hotel, he went out of his way to show himself strong and unorthodox.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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