unusual
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The 56-year-old Frenchman has taken on the unusual challenge of training European bison to perform things they would not naturally do in the wild.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
While tracking elephants in Namibia's Huab River Valley, Veronesi spotted an unusual trail of drag marks across the sand of a dry riverbed.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Experts also said it was unusual that one of the nonprofit’s board members was paid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Replacing real consumption with digital simulation might sound unusual, but behavioral scientists say substitution mechanisms like this can help.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
I take my cue from Father and don’t express surprise at such a strange, unusual name.
From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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