anomaly
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State media reported that the failure occurred due to an "in-flight anomaly".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Then again, the cycle identified by Kaeppel is hardly the only calendar-based anomaly to be identified by market researchers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
The clearest evidence came one late-summer afternoon, when several weeks of bad weather produced a scheduling anomaly: two neighborhood farmers markets on the same day.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
The restaurant, which felt like an anomaly, could not be replicated.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
It still catches me off guard that this isn’t some random anomaly of a weekend.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
If the model detects anomalies in new raw materials, for instance, it will suggest small adjustments, like tweaking the amount of oil or water going into the recipe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The fake party invite did not lead to the official website for a start, and there were anomalies like an extra “s.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
All these anomalies could become more and more regular -- California has seen marine heat waves every year since 2019.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
"There must be a lot of hot material near the surface to generate so many thermal anomalies," said Simon Carn, a volcanologist at Michigan Tech.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Some kind of action where there’s a scene of the crime, a sequence of events with anomalies or gaps you can see, and empirical proof laid out on a white-clothed table.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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