unusual

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This unusual setup allows the atom to be influenced by the waves it produces.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

These tenets were embraced with unusual fervor by Koreans in the country’s northwest, especially in and around Pyongyang, where the future North Korean leader came of age in a Christian bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Windy conditions are not unusual to the festival, which attracts roughly 125,000 attendees to the Empire Polo Club each of its weekends, but it’s rare to see the weather cause performances to be canceled.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

The move added to an unusual streak of poor performance for Palantir, which has been an AI darling of traders.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

I pulled up a chair beside him and talked some nonsense about the unusual January weather.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom