anomalous
Example Sentences
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Mrs Justice Lang added: "This results in an anomalous situation where officers who do not have basic vetting clearance cannot be dismissed."
From BBC
In mid December, four federal agencies declared the investigators had "not identified anything anomalous" about the reports.
From BBC
Government agencies previously said they had "not identified anything anomalous".
From BBC
The researchers call the statistical trends "tail-widening" that is, the anomalous occurrence of temperatures at the far upper end, or beyond, anything that would be expected with simple upward shifts in mean summer temperatures.
From Science Daily
To say that this election is extraordinary or anomalous or unprecedented, while clearly true, doesn’t come close to capturing the bizarre alternate-universe quality of this entire episode in our nation’s history.
From Salon
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