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aberration

[ab-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən /




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Most media coverage treated this as an unfortunate aberration in what is otherwise settled science.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

It’s tempting to see these developments as a victory, as the rule of law slowly reasserting itself over a deadly aberration in America’s social contract.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2026

Her fate is prelude, prediction and warning — it’s not an aberration.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

"When I look at Bunny, I don't see an aberration," he says.

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Exasperated at being judged a psychological aberration, the apple descends into Flatland.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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