curious omission

collocation in English

meaningsofcuriousandomission

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curious
adjective
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/ˈkjʊə.ri.əs/us
/ˈkjʊr.i.əs/
interested in learning about people or things ...
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omission
noun[C or U]
uk
/əʊˈmɪʃ.ən/us
/oʊˈmɪʃ.ən/
the act of not including something or someone that should have been included, or something or someone that has not been included that should ...
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(Definition ofcuriousandomissionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That there is no essay on specifically military history does, however, seem acuriousomission.
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This is acuriousomission.
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I am not impressed by the report, which has acuriousomission.
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There is acuriousomissionfrom charging—activities in libraries.
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That strikes me as a rathercuriousomission.
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I may say in passing that there is onecuriousomissionfrom that.
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It was acuriousomissionwhich no doubt he will now take the opportunity to rectify.
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It was acuriousomission, and perhaps he will want to explain it at a later date.
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This is acuriousomission, because the hospitals which are grossly overcrowded in every area are the mental hospitals.
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That seems to me to be acuriousomission.
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It seems to me a verycuriousomission.
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There is also onecuriousomissionfrom the framework document.
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There has been no reference to quality in the debate—acuriousomissionif we have at heart the welfare of the consumer.
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He described its structure in glowing terms, but he seemed to me to make onecuriousomission.
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But there is one verycuriousomission, which seems to be common to every speech that has been made on this subject.
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That seems to me acuriousomission, and one that ought to be remedied.
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It would be acuriousomissionif they did not say something about it.
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In the meantime, there remains onecuriousomissionin our line of approach.
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There is acuriousomissionfrom these proposals.
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But there is acuriousomissionfrom his speech.
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