anomalous
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This tiny deviation is known as the "anomalous magnetic moment," or g−2.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
If the Labour Party is up the creek without a paddle after last week, to revert to Yank lingo, it also finds itself in an anomalous position.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
Footage from Iraq, Syria and the United Arab Emirates, shows what the Pentagon's website calls "unresolved unidentified anomalous phenomenon".
From BBC • May 8, 2026
“We do have some very anomalous objects,” he said, adding that the office, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, hasn’t yet discovered verifiable evidence of extraterrestrial beings, activity or technology.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
It is these anomalous, very occasional pricks in the crowded dome of the night sky that the Reverend Evans finds.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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