anomaly
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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 price action has been a statistical anomaly and could signal a potential snap back to the 20-day average.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
"The subsurface anomaly that we're seeing so far is pretty strong," said Peter van Rensch, a climate scientist at Australia's Monash University.
From Barron's • May 5, 2026
His holding this position at an advanced age isn’t an anomaly.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
For the Aristotelian philosophy of nature could not be adapted to incorporate this peculiar anomaly; if there could be such a thing as a new star, then the whole system was founded on false premises.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing anomaly
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 1
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