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It's not unusual for him to stay late at work.
a scene of unusual beauty
She has an unusual name.
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Christian Gilbertsen, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2024
The Secret Service immediately undertook to instruct all us agents in the White House on how to deal with unusual questions the president asked us.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
The end result of all this was a historically unusual outcome in Wisconsin, different parties winning for president and Senate on the same ballot, which hadn’t happened in 56 years.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
Half of Taylor Morrison's customers build homes from scratch, so the company has made an unusual commitment to put pricing, design and preparation right on its website—quite a feat, considering that each of the company's 22 divisions builds slightly different homes in different areas.
—Heather Newman, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Unusual.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusual. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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unusual
adjective
un·usu·al
ˌən-ˈyüzh-(ə-)wəl 
-ˈyü-zhəl
unusually
adverb
-ē
unusualness
noun
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