surprising
adjective
unusual, or unexpected
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Making you feel surprised or amazed
unexpected
adjective
something that is unexpected is surprising, because you did not expect it at all, or you expected it to happen in a different way
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a sound made by stopping air as it passes through your throat. In some varieties of spoken...
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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