outlier
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Instead, the team found an unexpected genetic outlier.
From Science Daily • May 7, 2026
The Andes virus is an outlier, in that there are documented instances of person-to-person transmission.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
She is the only outlier in an otherwise predictable squad as 11 of the 15 players also featured at last autumn's 50-over World Cup, where England lost to South Africa in the semi-finals.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
The final tornado was an outlier, showing up much farther south at around 6:30 p.m., in Terra Bella in Tulare County, said Alex Cooke, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service’s Hanford/San Joaquin Valley office.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
Terman didn’t understand what a real outlier was, and that’s a mistake we continue to make to this day.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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