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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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Gary Stoller, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Caine was an unorthodox choice to be the next most senior-ranking military officer as he was already retired and not a four-star general.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
Read Next Miami Heat Kyle ‘Slow-Mo’ Anderson making strong first impression on Heat with ‘unorthodox’ style of play
April 9, 2025 10:03 AM
Wiggins, 30, has already missed 14 games because of injury or illness since being traded to the Heat.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2025
The current escalation in U.S. tariffs, though, suggests that President Trump, perhaps influenced by unorthodox economists, is convinced that tariffs can boost a nation’s growth rather than slow it in the long run.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Unorthodox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unorthodox. Accessed 23 Apr. 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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