aberrational

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So the moral problem that flows from the aberrational view is that it reinforces the sense of exclusion that is at the very root of people's autonomic search for alternative answers in conspiracy theories.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023

Of course, 2001 was such an aberrational year that it’s not really fair to use it as a comparison.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2023

"Again, it wouldn’t be true to the data to make too large a point around one season, particularly one that may have been — that was -- so aberrational," Silver said.

From Fox News • Jul. 7, 2021

Nearly 1 million sworn law enforcement officers are working nationwide, so even a few dozen awful stories might be played down as aberrational.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2021

The collective records of the various sumo stables are similarly aberrational.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt