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Recent Examples of nonstandard
Thermaltake has been experimenting with nonstandard colors for a few years (see our reviews of the company’s Thermaltake View 270 TG ARGB in Matcha Green or the CTE E600 MX in Hydrangea Blue), and the Ceres is the boldest leap yet.
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John Burek, PCMAG, 10 June 2024
Because of the advancement in technology and the gig economy, especially since the pandemic, people are increasingly working nonstandard schedules in comparison with several decades ago, Yao said via email.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Other leading providers of nonstandard coverage include Infinity and SafeAuto.
—Kat Tretina, wsj.com, 5 Dec. 2023
But for years, experts warned that Titan’s nonstandard oblong shape and experimental carbon fiber composite were too dangerous to make multiple 12,500-foot dives to the ocean floor.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
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John Burek, PCMAG, 10 June 2024
Because of the advancement in technology and the gig economy, especially since the pandemic, people are increasingly working nonstandard schedules in comparison with several decades ago, Yao said via email.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
Other leading providers of nonstandard coverage include Infinity and SafeAuto.
—Kat Tretina, wsj.com, 5 Dec. 2023
But for years, experts warned that Titan’s nonstandard oblong shape and experimental carbon fiber composite were too dangerous to make multiple 12,500-foot dives to the ocean floor.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonstandard
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An appreciation of the theater as a dialectical art form that puts perspectives into collision.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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Richardson weaves a dialectical story of conflict between American leaders who want power over others, portraying American democracy not as a triumphant accomplishment but as, at best, a work in progress.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2024
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German NGOs and some companies have left X and there are calls for boycotting Tesla and X. Tesla’s gigafactory near Berlin—a product of the regional Social Democrats’ engagement, not the AfD—regularly bumps up against German regulators, and will now be ever more unlikely to get calls in its favor.Paul Hockenos, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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The 2025 lineup will have more than 50 national, regional and local artists, including The Dave Matthews Band, pop icon Gwen Stefani and rising star Benson Boone, plus others to be announced soon.Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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To push the colloquial gold envelope even further, Swift added a chain belt.Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025
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From 1948 to 1972, Waugh served as an Army paratrooper and Green Beret, the colloquial name for Special Forces soldiers.Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
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Bachman, then 30 years old, had already won national acclaim, and toured throughout the United States and Europe, with a sprawling collection of vernacular guitar music, spread across more than a dozen releases.Brendan Fitzgerald, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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The novelist was remarkable in approaching the subject of race as a modernist, rather than drawing on Southern tropes or vernacular to convey her characters’ Blackness, said Thadious M. Davis, a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania who has studied and written about Larsen’s work.Ethelene Whitmire, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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This concern prompted them to buy the substandard shipment anyway.Duncan Money / Made by History, TIME, 8 Jan. 2025
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Fox might also accuse Faraji of substandard work and other deficiencies in her work.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Since the start of the war in Ukraine, more than 272,000 children in Ukraine have benefitted from learning interventions with supplies provided by UNICEF, and over 400,000 children have engaged in formal or nonformal education.Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
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The 10-to-15-second video clips are a nonformal way to engage your customers and tell them about your products.Michael Plummer, Forbes, 3 June 2022
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Brown also believes fully repairing everything that was broken at Halas Hall this season will take substantial time, which is his informal request to be given a little more time to continue his troubleshooting efforts.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
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Service, from formal volunteering to informal small acts of kindness, is about helping each other.Vivek H. Murthy, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Nonstandard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonstandard. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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