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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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In golf, Jim Furyk (2003 US open winner) and Scottie Scheffler (2022 and 2024 Masters winner), have unorthodox swings, the latter particularly when driving.
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Then giving them a Sherlock-Watson archetype is Park, who partners with Aduba’s Cordelia to solve the crime, but not without some skepticism for her unorthodox methods.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
Rather than trying to disappear, the unorthodox geometric shapes aimed to confuse an observer’s perception of a ship’s movement and orientation from a distance.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
After his ventures with electric vehicles, spacecraft, and social media, Musk’s focus now appears to be the Department of Government Efficiency, and his unorthodox role as part of President Donald Trump’s orbit.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
Then giving them a Sherlock-Watson archetype is Park, who partners with Aduba’s Cordelia to solve the crime, but not without some skepticism for her unorthodox methods.
—Lexy Perez, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
Rather than trying to disappear, the unorthodox geometric shapes aimed to confuse an observer’s perception of a ship’s movement and orientation from a distance.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2025
After his ventures with electric vehicles, spacecraft, and social media, Musk’s focus now appears to be the Department of Government Efficiency, and his unorthodox role as part of President Donald Trump’s orbit.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Unorthodox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unorthodox. Accessed 29 Mar. 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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