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anecdotal

[an-ik-doht-l] / ˌæn ɪkˈdoʊt l /
ADJECTIVE
informal
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Additional anecdotal evidence comes from a firm that each business day produces a list of stocks that AI rates as most likely to outperform the market over the subsequent three months.

From MarketWatch Aug. 25, 2026

The researchers concluded: "Our findings extend previous anecdotal safety signals and provide more systematic evidence to inform clinical awareness of this potential adverse effect."

From Science Daily Jul. 24, 2026

Coffee enemas are likely not harmful when done in moderation, but we don’t have much more than anecdotal evidence at this point to indicate that they’re helpful either.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

The paucity of hard scientific evidence for cold-water swimming’s health benefits forces the author to rely on the anecdotal sort, which he finds to be overwhelmingly positive.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

While the broader concerns about attention span are widespread among scholars, the evidence can be indirect, some of it anecdotal.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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