anomaly

Example Sentences

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Being bounced by the all-time greats is not surprising, but there are some anomalies among the statistics.

From BBC

Survivors there continue to face elevated rates of illness, congenital anomalies and trauma.

From Barron's

But they are an anomaly, as out of date as the Japanese soldier who came blasting from a Pacific cave 10 years after V-J Day.

From The Wall Street Journal

It said in 2024 the land off Bath Street in the Millbay area was surveyed to locate bedrock and identified two potential anomalies - "both of which were discovered to be harmless".

From BBC

Since the Premier League's inception almost 34 years ago, one of its great anomalies is that no English names have appeared on the managerial roll of honour as winners.

From BBC