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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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Kim Kardashian is looking back on her struggle with psoriasis — including some of the unorthodox ways she’s found relief from the chronic itchy skin condition.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
And while the reason for the unorthodox format is tragic — throat cancer stole his ability to speak — the effect is magic.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 16 July 2024
The path was unorthodox, but that’s neither here nor there.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
An unorthodox route to the majors Marshall signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1960 as a 17-year-old shortstop out of Adrian (Mich.) High.
—Scott Allen, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
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Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 16 July 2024
And while the reason for the unorthodox format is tragic — throat cancer stole his ability to speak — the effect is magic.
—Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 16 July 2024
The path was unorthodox, but that’s neither here nor there.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
An unorthodox route to the majors Marshall signed with the Philadelphia Phillies in 1960 as a 17-year-old shortstop out of Adrian (Mich.) High.
—Scott Allen, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
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“Unorthodox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unorthodox. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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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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