odd couple
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In “Scavengers,” the mother-and-daughter odd couple are too bumbling to make any headway.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026
Like every odd couple, Judy and Nick clash repeatedly as they battle to the inevitable happy ending.
From Barron's • Nov. 25, 2025
It’s an odd couple that shouldn’t be so good together, but somehow, they are.
From Salon • May 9, 2025
In his closing speech, prosecutor Richard Wright KC said the "two-man team" and "odd couple" had seen it as "just a tree" and "they must have thought that this was a bit of a laugh".
From BBC • May 7, 2025
He cocked his head a little when he saw us, looking confused—and, indeed, we made an odd couple, with Longwell’s pressed and pleated khaki pants and my I-keep-meaning-to-do-laundry blue jeans.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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