anomaly
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This anomaly has puzzled cosmologists for two decades.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2026
“The anomaly right now is just how strong earnings growth has been,” said Denise Chisholm, director of quantitative market strategy at Fidelity Investments.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026
The price action has been a statistical anomaly and could signal a potential snap back to the 20-day average.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
When asked whether that makes him an anomaly in the Villages, he barely waits for the end of the question before resolutely blurting out his answer.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
He had also set out to illustrate Archimedes’ principle in action, and as a consequence had discovered a further anomaly, that a weight of water could lift a weight greater than itself.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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