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aberration

[ab-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən /




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In principle, these materials might even take advantage of the aberration effects described in the study.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

On Wednesday, Prentice had called his alleged wrongdoing "an aberration" and vowed a thorough and transparent investigation, while insisting it should not be used "to cast aspersions" on other academics from ethnic minority backgrounds.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

It is a race to 106 - and the more time elapses, the more chance Infantino can persuade his former allies this was just an aberration.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

“Creep” is like an aberration — it wasn’t really a Radiohead song.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Zeitoun convinced himself that the previous day had been an aberration, that today would bring a return to reason and procedure.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers

If they detected any aberrations, they’d tweak the machines after the fact.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The fires, the floods, the cascading disasters, aren’t aberrations we’ll overcome and move past, but rather the conditions under which we now live, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 27, 2026

"Studies suggest these aberrations in the vortex are happening more often in a warming world, which favors more frequent winter extremes," said Francis.

From Barron's Jan. 22, 2026

And mind you, those guys on my road are anything but aberrations.

From Salon Oct. 13, 2025

It was one of those baffling aberrations in Ammu’s taste, a cloud of stiff yellow lace with tiny silver sequins and a bow on each shoulder.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy




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