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Unusually for Rubio, who usually keeps a rapid pace, the State Department said he would visit four cities in India.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Unusually, he told viewers that he couldn't interact or respond to comments – as streamers usually do – due to technical problems.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Unusually intense monsoon rains pummelled parts of South and Southeast Asia in November and December, triggering landslides and floods from Indonesia's rainforests to highland plantations in Sri Lanka.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Unusually warm weather then sent them tumbling down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Unusually, everyone had gathered in the drawing room where tea was taken in exhausted silence.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan