unusual move

collocation in English

meaningsofunusualandmove

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unusual
adjective
uk
/ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/us
/ʌnˈjuː.ʒu.əl/
different from others of the same type in a way that is surprising, interesting, ...
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move
noun
uk
/muːv/us
/muːv/
an act ...
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(Definition ofunusualandmovefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In 1999, the band made anunusualmove.
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This was anunusualmovefor a prosecutor to order.
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In anunusualmovefor an architect, he was awarded a retirement stipend by the cathedral.
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In anunusualmove, the taillights were mounted in the bumper.
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In anunusualmove, media organisations were made to pay to attend the conference.
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The state made anunusualmoveof hiring a private consultant for the trial.
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In anunusualmove, the label granted permission but for a limited licence period.
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In anunusualmove, he employed a narrator to deliver the text.
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In anunusualmove, a video was created for the b-side rather than album track.
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In anunusualmove, the election was called just two years after the previous 1960 general election.
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In anunusualmove, the music video was released shortly after the release of the single to major video outlets.
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In anunusualmove, the aircraft entered initial low-rate production while still in engineering and manufacturing development.
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Sarno was jailed immediately but in anunusualmove, was furloughed for several hours the following weekend to get married.
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In anunusualmove, all four sides were covered since they were all visible in the downtown location.
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In anunusualmove, in 1960 the project was thrown open for competition by the other divisions.
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Instead, in a highlyunusualmove, it recommended that the debtor side be adequately represented on a new steering committee.
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The votes were split upon typical ideological lines, but, in anunusualmove, the dissent was jointly written by two justices.
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They felt so strongly about this point that they agreed to go on the record, anunusualmoveby normally reticent intelligence officers.
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In anunusualmove, the rear door of the station wagon was changed from a traditional tailgate to a hatchback-style single-piece liftgate.
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The latter move in particular was seen as a bold andunusualmove, as a negative interest rate had never been tried on a wide-scale before.
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Taking private equity firms and private equity funds public appeared anunusualmovesince private equity funds often buy public companies listed on exchange and then take them private.
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