unorthodox
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With Liverpool's firmly in a back five at this point, the PSG attackers cleverly used unorthodox movements that made the game difficult for Van Dijk.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Black paired up with Marcello Hernández to play martial arts instructors who teach unorthodox self-defense methods.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
Both Fulham and Palace utilised unorthodox shapes and movement against Spurs to exploit their defensive approach.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
But new cutting-edge front offices are built to identify and exploit every possible avenue, he explained—no matter how unorthodox, or even embarrassing.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
“I can’t imagine someone could want them dead. They may have had some... unorthodox quirks, but they were good people.”
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
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