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curiosa

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Definition of curiosa

as in ephemera

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There clearly continues to be something very evocative about the idea that all the mundane pop-culture ephemera from one’s youth hides something darker.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Atlanta convention with lots of records for sale as well as memorabilia, ephemera and music from vinyl-spinning DJs.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of ephemera

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There was clearly a market for exotics on a budget and sans passport.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
Unlike most six‑figure exotics that depreciate as predictably as the setting sun, the 911 has behaved like a blue‑chip asset, giving owners confidence that their purchase rested on unusually solid financial ground.

— Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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If anything, they were perhaps afforded slightly more tolerance because they were seen as a curio.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
The Commonwealths is a multi-sport competition held every four years between member states of the Commonwealth of Nations and their territories, and has become more of a sporting curio in recent iterations, ranking well below the Olympics.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of curio

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The durability of Meloni’s coalition has been a rarity in postwar Italy, where governments often have fallen before the end of their mandates.

— Silvia Stellacci, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
The durability of Meloni’s coalition has been a rarity in postwar Italy, where governments have often fallen before the end of their mandates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

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