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a time when people with unorthodox religious views were banished from the colony
raised by an aunt, whose unorthodox parenting practices made for a strange but fun childhood
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Newsom attacks ‘delusional California bashers’ in unorthodox speech.
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Inside Volodymyr Zelensky’s Struggle to Keep Ukraine in the Fight
Yermak’s work on the Peace Formula took an unorthodox approach to wartime diplomacy.
—Simon Shuster/bürgenstock, TIME, 25 June 2024
Greece’s unorthodox approach to labor comes as many other regions are experimenting with a four-day workweek.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 June 2024
Thinking How advances in philosophy made the world safer for scientists
Science and philosophy seem to be separate fields, but philosophical advancements have made the world more accepting of debate and unorthodox ideas.
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Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
Inside Volodymyr Zelensky’s Struggle to Keep Ukraine in the Fight
Yermak’s work on the Peace Formula took an unorthodox approach to wartime diplomacy.
—Simon Shuster/bürgenstock, TIME, 25 June 2024
Greece’s unorthodox approach to labor comes as many other regions are experimenting with a four-day workweek.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 June 2024
Thinking How advances in philosophy made the world safer for scientists
Science and philosophy seem to be separate fields, but philosophical advancements have made the world more accepting of debate and unorthodox ideas.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for unorthodox
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“Unorthodox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unorthodox. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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unorthodox
adjective
un·or·tho·dox
ˌən-ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäks 
ˈən-
: not orthodox : not usual
an unorthodox teaching method
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