peculiar to
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: of, relating to, or found in (only one person, thing, or place)
a custom peculiar to America
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That's due to events peculiar to California history.
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
Acting against one’s own security interests is not peculiar to Israel.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Lego and Fortnite teaming up There are also unique risks peculiar to Roblox that investors must consider.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2023
Judge Presnell’s injunction rested on a doctrine peculiar to First Amendment cases, one that allows judges to strike down overbroad laws because of their chilling effect on others’ speech.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 22 June 2024
Acting against one’s own security interests is not peculiar to Israel.
—Nicholas Kristof, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
Lego and Fortnite teaming up There are also unique risks peculiar to Roblox that investors must consider.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2023
Judge Presnell’s injunction rested on a doctrine peculiar to First Amendment cases, one that allows judges to strike down overbroad laws because of their chilling effect on others’ speech.
—Adam Liptak, New York Times, 16 Nov. 2023
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