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unorthodox

[uhn-awr-thuh-doks] / ʌnˈɔr θəˌdɒks /


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The FBI director was also on the Hill this week for a budget hearing and, in an unorthodox strategy for a setting where you’re asking Congress for money, was eager to fight.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

The unorthodox American's short game badly let him down.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Schools have also begun admitting students off wait lists before May 1, a previously unorthodox move, counselors said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

But Berk’s push to move quickly is unorthodox.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

He’d limp out of the office, rubbing his ass, to provide updates on the 507th Maintenance Company mishap or the new POWs or the unorthodox guerrilla tactics being used by Iraq’s Elite Republican Guard.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx




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