nonconventional

British  

/ ˌnɒnkənˈvɛnʃənəl /

adjective

1. not established by accepted usage or general agreement; non-traditional

   a nonconventional lifestyle

2. (of weapons, warfare, etc) nuclear or chemical

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nonconventional

As of the first quarter of this year, the country’s nonconventional energy-storage capacity—mostly batteries—soared to around 155 gigawatts, and Beijing said in June that it was targeting 300 gigawatts by 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

I don’t have a perfect way to compare them, climatically, but one European study of nonconventional pig systems found that the increase in CO2 was somewhere between 4 percent and 54 percent.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022

“Then there are also women who don’t necessarily see themselves as activists but who have roles that are high-profile or nonconventional or highly skilled — they stuck their heads above the parapet somehow,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2021

But over all, there’s little doubt that workers in these nonconventional work arrangements carry some of the burden of protecting themselves from misfortune that employers traditionally have carried.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2016

Some nonconventional medical treaments exist, which can be used to control such situations.

From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Dorin Teodor Moisa

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