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aberrant

[uh-ber-uhnt, ab-er-] / əˈbɛr ənt, ˈæb ər- /


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Let’s stop treating working into your 60s and beyond as aberrant, and start planning for a workforce with 15 or more years of healthy cognition after traditional retirement age.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

The implication that aberrant personality disorders might not be the exclusive purview of humans.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

Colors become aberrant, shifting suddenly from greens into turquoise blue, while authentic nature steps aside for abstraction.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2025

Lombardy's Lega party president, Attilio Fontana, said a guilty verdict would be "so aberrant, even from a judicial point of view, that I don't even want to think about it".

From BBC Dec. 19, 2024

A crime is a relatively rare and aberrant event.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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