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"etymology_text": "The term was popularized by a July 2020 trend on the video-sharing website TikTok, in which users jokingly claimed to be able to accomplish various improbable tasks as a result of being “built different”.",
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"ref": "1999, Peter Inchbald, “Plato’s Garden: Oxford 1937–39”, in Jack of All Trades and His Family, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu Press, published 2013, book II (Speaking from Memory), page 101",
"text": "I learnt that true rock climbers are built different. Their bodies will do things mere humans can't.",
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"ref": "2017 July 14, Alysha Tsuji, quoting Chris Paul, “Chris Paul Quoted ‘Talladega Nights’ while Talking about Rockets’ Goal of Winning a Title”, in For the Win, USA Today, archived from the original on 2022-06-25",
"text": "Some people are built different, and kudos to them who are like that, but I'm built different. I always say I'm the most competitive person I know, and look at my wife, she rolling her eyes probably.",
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"ref": "2018 August 30, Connor Muldowney, “Michigan State Football: 25 Best Players of the Mark Dantonio Era”, in Spartan Avenue, FanSided, archived from the original on 2022-11-08",
"text": "Not many coaches in the nation have the ability to turn overlooked recruits into All-Americans, but [Mark] Dantonio is built different.",
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"ref": "2019 June 12, Des Bieler, quoting Richard Sherman, “Charles Barkley blames the Warriors for Kevin Durant’s injury”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-06-17",
"text": "We fully know our bodies and what we are risking especially at the professional level. […] He's [Kevin Durant's] built different than the ppl saying he shouldn't have played. Maybe that's why they haven’t gotten where he is.",
"type": "quotation"
},
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"ref": "2022, Dakota Andekin, “Acknowledgement”, in Prescription for Addiction: An Awakening in America through the Eradication of Addiction, Meadville, Pa.: Christian Faith Publishing",
"text": "You are built different, sir. Our church is blessed to have such a faithful and committed leader.",
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"ref": "2022 August 16, Braden Bjella, “‘TF am I Stretching at Work for?’: Amazon Warehouse Worker Says Workers Stretch as Group before Shift, Sparking Debate”, in The Daily Dot, archived from the original on 2022-08-30",
"text": "In the comments section, users recounted their alleged experience with the physical labor of working in an Amazon warehouse. / \"My feet was so mfin sore. & the breaks were more like 5mins,\" claimed a commenter. \"I only worked for two days.\" / \"My shoulder still hurts and I haven't worked there since 2020,\" stated a second. / \"I literally had quit on my second day,\" a further user added. \"You built different if you work there.\"",
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"ref": "2022 August 16, Bradley Russell, “Better Call Saul Viewers React to ‘Perfect’ Finale: ‘An Absolute Masterpiece’”, in GamesRadar+, archived from the original on 2022-08-20",
"text": "How many shows have truly stuck the landing? Lost's final act cast a long, long shadow over its island shenanigans, Seinfeld's finale felt deliberately frustrating, and even The Sopranos – the gold standard – is talked about for all the wrong reasons because of its cut-to-black ending. Better Call Saul, however, is built different. Not long after the finale aired, fans have rushed to social media to dish out praise for the Breaking Bad spin-off, even going as far as christening it one of the best TV episodes of all time.",
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"ref": "2022 August 25, Zac Al-Khateeb, “Terrell Owens Runs Insane 4.38 40-yard Dash Time – at 48 Years Old”, in Sporting News, archived from the original on 2022-09-01",
"text": "The 48-year-old [Terrell Owens] not only blew them out of the water, but also clocked an incredible sub-4.40 time in the 40-yard dash. Even among world-class athletes, some people are just built different.",
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"Able to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual."
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"(originally African-American Vernacular, idiomatic, slang) Able to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual."
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "able to do things which others cannot; extremely talented or unusual",
"word": "erityinen"
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"ref": "1999, Peter Inchbald, “Plato’s Garden: Oxford 1937–39”, in Jack of All Trades and His Family, [Morrisville, N.C.]: Lulu Press, published 2013, book II (Speaking from Memory), page 101",
"text": "I learnt that true rock climbers are built different. Their bodies will do things mere humans can't.",
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{
"ref": "2017 July 14, Alysha Tsuji, quoting Chris Paul, “Chris Paul Quoted ‘Talladega Nights’ while Talking about Rockets’ Goal of Winning a Title”, in For the Win, USA Today, archived from the original on 2022-06-25",
"text": "Some people are built different, and kudos to them who are like that, but I'm built different. I always say I'm the most competitive person I know, and look at my wife, she rolling her eyes probably.",
"type": "quotation"
},
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"ref": "2018 August 30, Connor Muldowney, “Michigan State Football: 25 Best Players of the Mark Dantonio Era”, in Spartan Avenue, FanSided, archived from the original on 2022-11-08",
"text": "Not many coaches in the nation have the ability to turn overlooked recruits into All-Americans, but [Mark] Dantonio is built different.",
"type": "quotation"
},
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"ref": "2019 June 12, Des Bieler, quoting Richard Sherman, “Charles Barkley blames the Warriors for Kevin Durant’s injury”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-06-17",
"text": "We fully know our bodies and what we are risking especially at the professional level. […] He's [Kevin Durant's] built different than the ppl saying he shouldn't have played. Maybe that's why they haven’t gotten where he is.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2022, Dakota Andekin, “Acknowledgement”, in Prescription for Addiction: An Awakening in America through the Eradication of Addiction, Meadville, Pa.: Christian Faith Publishing",
"text": "You are built different, sir. Our church is blessed to have such a faithful and committed leader.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2022 August 16, Braden Bjella, “‘TF am I Stretching at Work for?’: Amazon Warehouse Worker Says Workers Stretch as Group before Shift, Sparking Debate”, in The Daily Dot, archived from the original on 2022-08-30",
"text": "In the comments section, users recounted their alleged experience with the physical labor of working in an Amazon warehouse. / \"My feet was so mfin sore. & the breaks were more like 5mins,\" claimed a commenter. \"I only worked for two days.\" / \"My shoulder still hurts and I haven't worked there since 2020,\" stated a second. / \"I literally had quit on my second day,\" a further user added. \"You built different if you work there.\"",
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"ref": "2022 August 16, Bradley Russell, “Better Call Saul Viewers React to ‘Perfect’ Finale: ‘An Absolute Masterpiece’”, in GamesRadar+, archived from the original on 2022-08-20",
"text": "How many shows have truly stuck the landing? Lost's final act cast a long, long shadow over its island shenanigans, Seinfeld's finale felt deliberately frustrating, and even The Sopranos – the gold standard – is talked about for all the wrong reasons because of its cut-to-black ending. Better Call Saul, however, is built different. Not long after the finale aired, fans have rushed to social media to dish out praise for the Breaking Bad spin-off, even going as far as christening it one of the best TV episodes of all time.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2022 August 25, Zac Al-Khateeb, “Terrell Owens Runs Insane 4.38 40-yard Dash Time – at 48 Years Old”, in Sporting News, archived from the original on 2022-09-01",
"text": "The 48-year-old [Terrell Owens] not only blew them out of the water, but also clocked an incredible sub-4.40 time in the 40-yard dash. Even among world-class athletes, some people are just built different.",
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