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For fans who made the trip, the combination of America’s favorite sport with France’s tradition of public protest has created an odd dissonance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
At first glance, they would seem like an odd pairing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
When Celtic score seven it seems odd to talk about pieces of defending they did that were significant, but Colby Donovan's cameos warrant mention.
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
It was an odd statement, as it didn’t quite recant the story, which has been thoroughly debunked.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
It hadn’t struck me as odd at the time, but if he didn’t know who I was, then wouldn’t he have said something more like Who are you?
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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Even odder is that many of the composers did not necessarily feel compelled to explore nationalist themes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
All of this makes it seem odder that Google has become one of the biggest thorns in Nvidia’s side.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
While he's scoured the internet for some of the odder flavours, neighbouring businesses have also been getting in on the festivities.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2024
They have earned more views, likes and comments than many other A.I. photos, according to a review by The New York Times, prompting a race to depict the 86-year-old in odder and odder situations.
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2023
“Yes. Red hair, like Angelica’s. He certainly looks mad. I don’t know—I think this is odder than Sir Charles said. Let’s look farther up before we speak to him.”
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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I don’t know your brother, but I do know — from letters to this column — that people do the oddest things.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
The oddest part is that it fell by more than the headline oil price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
They were also there in my oddest hours — I once wore an argyle tie for an entire year in hopes of impressing a certain woman, and they never made me change.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
Of all the oddball companies that have come to define the current era of artificial intelligence hype, Elon Musk’s xAI stands out as perhaps the oddest.
From Slate ● May 16, 2025
I feel as though he’s looking right at me, and I get the oddest sensation—I feel as though n he’s looked at me like that before; I feel as though he’s really seen me.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
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