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  • r  to a remarkable degree or extent
    she was unusually tall

  • In fact, although the smaller ones (including the tested Fossil Abacus) aren't unusually large for a man's wrist, you'd only feel really comfortable with one if you're used to .
  • The unusually rapid court proceedings have raised concerns about violations of due process.
  • But in the past few months, experts say, the IRS has been unusually aggressive in doing what it can to lower corporate taxes, going above and beyond what has been allowed in the .
News & Articles

  • Fluffy cows: Old beauty practice gains attention
    Grooming cows so they look like unusually large poodles is a well-known beautification practice in the show cattle industry. But although it may be decades old, it's just now getting attention on the Internet. ...
    June 20, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News
  • Here's why naked mole rats don't get cancer
    By Denise ChowLiveScience Apart from their hairless appearance, naked mole rats are known for several distinguishing characteristics: They have an unusually long life span for a rodent, and they seem to be protected from developing cancer. Now, researchers have pinpointed a natural substance found between the rodents' tissues that may explain their cancer resistance.Understanding how this ...
    June 20, 2013 - NBC NEWS
  • Avian salmonella outbreak killing birds
    Avian salmonella is responsible for an unusually high number of dead birds, particularly red crossbills, in Billings-area yards with bird feeders this spring, according to the Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks.
    June 20, 2013 - Billings Gazette
Quotes

  • Henry Paulson in MarketWatch
    And many of "today's unusually high number of foreclosures are not preventable," Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said earlier this week.
  • Michael Bloomberg in AFP
    The three schools, with a total of about 4,500 students, will close Friday and all next week in response to "an unusually high level of flu-like illnesses at those schools," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.
  • Jean-Claude Trichet in ABC News
    Trichet said the bank expects the eurozone economy to keep growing "at a moderate pace" in an "environment of continued tensions in some financial market segments and of unusually high uncertainty."

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