abnormal
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Dr Ernesto Maceira, a specialist who treated the Spaniard's foot, said the condition was caused by "abnormal forces that act on an immature bone" and attributed it to Nadal's intense training as a child.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
A 2024 Frontiers in Immunology review emphasized that senescence can play a helpful role during normal wound repair, but persistent senescent cells may contribute to chronic wounds, fibrosis, and abnormal healing.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
“This is abnormal — I haven’t seen anything like this in my entire career,” Roos told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • May 17, 2026
Humbled, I move on, again resolved not to let our unhoused neighbors feel invisible, nor to forget that homelessness is, among other adjectives, abnormal.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
That evening, as I set the table for dinner, I heard Amaka say, “Are you sure they’re not abnormal, Mom? Kambili just behaved like an atulu when my friends came.”
From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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Vocabulary lists containing abnormal
Lesson 1
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