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• a  not usual or common or ordinary
  a scene of unusual beauty
  a man of unusual ability
  cruel and unusual punishment
  an unusual meteorite
• a  being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
• s  not commonly encountered
  two-career families are no longer unusual

• There are entire online communities devoted to finding and cataloging the most unusual locales worldwide, creating 21st-century atlases of minutiae.
• That's not unusual," says veterinarian and animal behaviorist Katherine Houpt of Cornell University.
• When Smirnov and West Germany's Matthias Behr lunged simultaneously, the tip of Behr's foil struck Smirnov's chest protector with unusual force.

• strange

• usual
• familiar

News & Articles

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• MLB teams playing unusual number of extra-inning games
  MLB teams playing unusual number of extra-inning games The Associated Press Published Jun 14, 2013 02:58PM MDT Oakland, Calif. • Josh Reddick rushed out of the ballpark, more eager than ever to get home from yet another extra-long work day. Extra innings, that is. And a lot of them. Who could blame Reddick for his swift departure? He had played the equivalent of a day-night doubleheader, minus ...
  June 14, 2013 - The Salt Lake Tribune
• Unusual Art Installation Has Marfa Residents Puzzled
  An unusual art installation has gone in near Marfa and it has a lot of folks there puzzled. Playboy Enterprises leased out some land on Highway 90 and installed their iconic logo. At night, it has a neon glow.
  June 13, 2013 - News West 9 Midland
• Unusual shoe planters
  Shoes serving as planters are unusual enough, but if you check near the top of the photo you’ll notice the tree bark has grown over the shoelaces. That makes the planter very unusual.
  June 12, 2013 - Denison Bulletin & Review

Quotes

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• Bronislaw Komorowski in WNCT
  We thank everybody the more so that it was an unusual campaign, a difficult campaign held in the shadow of catastrophe,Komorowski, 58, said.
• Fred Couples in Toronto Star
  This is not going to be questions and answers,said Couples, playing in the Houston Open this week. "It's going to be strictly golf. I play a lot with him at Augusta, so this is not unusual."
• Rudy Giuliani in Guardian Unlimited
  I was there when it happened, and I've been there every year since then. If I didn't, it would be extremely unusual. As a personal matter, I wouldn't be able to live with myself,Giuliani said after touring the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office...