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anomaly

[uh-nom-uh-lee] / əˈnɒm ə li /


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He introduced bills for a clearer medical exception and protection for doctors who intervened in cases where a fatal fetal anomaly risked the mother’s health.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

In its most recent season, “60 Minutes” attracted an average of more than 9 million viewers External link per show, an anomaly in today’s atomized media environment.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

This anomaly has puzzled cosmologists for two decades.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Joanna Bickersteth, postmistress at Marshgate Post Office, near Boscastle, said Yates's case was not an anomaly, with many customers "frustrated" by the loss of service.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

The secret he revealed shook the very foundations of the Pythagorean doctrine, but by considering the irrational an anomaly, the Pythagoreans could keep the irrationals from contaminating their view of the universe.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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