atypically
Americanadverb
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It all makes for an atypically clear and unsentimental evocation of wartime displacement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
In six at-bats against Darvish during last week’s National League Division Series, Ohtani went hitless, striking out three times while looking atypically mortal after his superhuman regular season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2024
One doctor involved said while eight months was atypically young, the earlier patients were seen the better.
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2024
The protests against Camp Blaz had resurfaced longstanding divisions in the community, where families are large and everyone knows everyone or is somehow related; arguments among friends and family had grown atypically heated.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
After checking the man’s passport to make sure he was who he said, and informally interrogating him to make sure he wasn’t a reporter, Bobby atypically agreed to dine with the stranger.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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