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a time when people with unorthodox religious views were banished from the colony
raised by an aunt, whose unorthodox parenting practices made for a strange but fun childhood
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Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
This represents a highly unorthodox and potentially risky approach to trade.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 7 July 2025
But there is little evidence so far that the Trump administration is on track to carry out the largest mass deportations in U.S. history despite the dramatic and unorthodox tactics, analysts say.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Several other equally unorthodox cops join them on the search.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 July 2025
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“Unorthodox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unorthodox. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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unorthodox
adjective
un·or·tho·dox
ˌən-ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäks 
ˈən-
: not orthodox : not usual
an unorthodox teaching method
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