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special sort

British

noun

Also called: peculiar. arbitrary. printing a character, such as an accented letter, that is not a usual member of any fount

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In his autobiography, Leeds midfielder Johnny Giles attests to “a special sort of animosity” between the teams.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

Thus, wrote Starr, did a public works project do its best “to destroy a river possessed of its own special sort of greatness, depriving Los Angeles in the process of its central landmark.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

While I can imagine that troubleshooting this issue must’ve been some special sort of nightmare, it’s no secret that hard drives are extraordinarily susceptible to vibrations of all types.

From The Verge • Aug. 17, 2022

If Saturday could be categorized as a spring day, appearing at an unseasonable time, it was a special sort of spring day.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2021

“It takes a special sort of man to show up when he doesn’t know there’s trouble.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

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