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curiosa

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Definition of curiosa

as in ephemera

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Much of the Red Barn’s irreplaceable art and ephemera, meticulously and lovingly curated over the years, was lost — but the music series, powered by the fireproof resiliency of those who oversee the collective, barely skipped a beat.

— Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Taken together, these masterworks mirror Prieto’s own process, which often uses chance as a springboard for composition and which harnesses ephemera — memories, scents, poems, or even architectural fragments — to create new work.

— Jill Singer, Curbed, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of ephemera

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There was clearly a market for exotics on a budget and sans passport.

— Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
Unlike most six‑figure exotics that depreciate as predictably as the setting sun, the 911 has behaved like a blue‑chip asset, giving owners confidence that their purchase rested on unusually solid financial ground.

— Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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France's passion for paintings, sculptures, ancient artifacts and other valuables and curios is a source of national pride and identity.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
If anything, they were perhaps afforded slightly more tolerance because they were seen as a curio.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of curio

Noun

Just let that sink in for a little bit, because in today's day and age, the Bruins being anywhere close to the top-25 in football is a rarity.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Meir presented a how-to video for curly-haired spacewomen like herself, while Hathaway kept his bushy mustache — a space rarity — groomed to perfection.

— Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

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