Rare

It's not that those rare new classics or rare new breakthrough works can't happen, it's that they are _rare_. ❋ Steven Barnes (2008)

"Well," announced he, as he put down the box and pulled his adikey over his head, "I were seein 'Santa Claus th' day an 'givin' he a rare scoldin 'for passin' my maid by these two year -- a _rare_ scoldin '-- an' ❋ Dillon Wallace (1901)

But many people are puzzled by the term "rare earth." ❋ Unknown (2011)

In his own thoroughly strange 1946 novel Life Comes to Seathorpe, Neil Bell appropriates the term "rare books" to designate members of a new, dissident literary canon. ❋ Unknown (2011)

If you think about it, even the term rare coins connotes scarcity, which is an important attribute of all successful products, whether they be collectibles or everyday consumer items. ❋ Robert G. Allen (2006)

NOTE TO EDITORS: Scientists use the term rare-earth elements to describe 17 elements, including: scandium and yttrium, plus the 15 so-called lanthanides. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Today, rare earths are a global story-and a global investment opportunity-even if the term rare earth is somewhat misleading. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mexico's government says the program was aimed at raising public awareness of what it calls a rare success in Mexico, creating an honest police force. ❋ David Luhnow (2011)

When the Songwriters Hall of Fame honored Taylor Swift in June, her colleague John Mayer presented the award, comparing the 20-year-old country-pop starlet (and himself, incidentally) to a "black swan" which he defined as a rare species which both writes and performs hit songs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The government says it will not tolerate what it terms rare cases of illegal production and exports. ❋ Unknown (2007)

HALPERIN: No. Glenn, you and I are in what we call rare agreement. ❋ Unknown (2006)

He specividally stated that suggested or hypnotic orgasms are well nigh impossible as there may be what he refers to as rare individuals who can achieve orgasm through fantasy alone that they are significantly very rare and that the only folks who will achieve orgasm via hypnosis are of that type so the hypnotic orgasm is unlikely. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Although only two weeks have passed since she came to us, she has almost filled her room with specimens of what she calls rare plants. ❋ Unknown (1859)

"That's what I call a rare turn-out," said Baby, who enjoyed the proceeding amazingly. ❋ Charles James Lever (1839)

I tease him about using the word 'rare' and 'unusual' in all his plant descriptions, but in most cases it's apposite. ❋ Unknown (2011)

"This is the nucleus of what we call our rare-books collection," Eldred said. ❋ By Colleen Smith
Special To The Den (2010)

she [forgot] her [lunch] today, [thats] rare. ❋ L3Xx♥ (2009)

"I just raped ANOTHER [cow] by [accident]" "[How rare]." ❋ Parp (2003)

Person 1: " Dude, did you [catch] [the game] last night?" Person 2: " Ya that [touchdown] catch was rare!" ❋ I Dont Know Who I Am (2008)

That's rare. You're rare. ❋ Fozzy MattF (2004)

[Did you] [see] that [car]? That's rare, that is. ❋ Bryan Oryan (2007)

Don't be so rare. ❋ Helium_raven (2004)

i can [hit it] rare but that means raw that means jaw [Lil'] Wayne- [You Nasty] ❋ BULKY ON MY HiiP SiiTTiiN ON SOLiiD ROCKzz (2008)

He [drank] the whole [bottle] [in 5 minutes], what a rare c**t! ❋ Sorare (2005)

<[manwhore] of the school> wow i [totally fucked] 10 girls [last weekend] wow..........rare ❋ Josh X12 (2009)

'He had rare amounts of rizlas on him' 'She had rare amounts of [jif] with him' ❋ Evans (2003)