aberrant
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We cringe at Chris’ aberrant chattiness and recoil from his stony confidence that men like him and Lee will continue to control the world, an assurance as implacable as Easter Island’s monolithic statues.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
The Grammy Award-winner was eligible because of a subsequent diagnosis of bipolar disorder, with the judge noting Hill's behaviour at the time of his arrest had been "aberrant from his normal conduct".
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Potter fans have told me similar stories of imagining a place where the traits they were told made them aberrant in the Muggle world were prized and valued.
From Salon ● May 14, 2026
Let’s stop treating working into your 60s and beyond as aberrant, and start planning for a workforce with 15 or more years of healthy cognition after traditional retirement age.
From MarketWatch ● May 7, 2026
A crime is a relatively rare and aberrant event.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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