abnormal
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said the agency routinely monitors for abnormal billing patterns and complaints to identify fraud.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
"In our situation, we assume that the shift in membrane composition is triggered by hyperactivity of the affected neurons due to Alzheimer's disease. That is, these neurons exhibit abnormal firing."
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
The Masters will never be as famous as the British Open for rain-soaked afternoons, yet it’s abnormal for conditions to be this dry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
The cancerous plasma cells produce large amounts of an abnormal antibody called M protein, which builds up in bone marrow and forms tumors in bones, like the one in my hip.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
In the New Orleans show, I felt all the amusement of the improbable abnormal, but also a kind of horror that it could be so.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing abnormal
Lesson 1
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 6
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