outlier
Example Sentences
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Unlike the bands circling Seattle and Portland, Modest Mouse made a point of leaning into its outlier roots.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
"We will keep continuing to make these recommendations because Northern Ireland is an outlier," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
When he went back to one—which most pros consider to be the correct number of gloves—it went so poorly that Rai went back immediately to being a sartorial outlier.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
Florida’s history education program is not an outlier.
From Salon • May 14, 2026
In this chapter, I want to try to dig deeper into why that’s the case by looking at the outlier in its purest and most distilled form—the genius.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing outlier
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