anomaly

Through these comical yet eye-opening critiques, she realized her platform — as a Black foodie born and raised in L.A. — was an anomaly.

“It felt like an anomaly. This feels different because it is a democratic victory.”

De León’s camp dismissed the primary win as an anomaly and Jurado as a not-ready-for-prime-time joke.

But after climbing smoothly to the desired altitude, and correctly releasing a number of small satellites, the upper-stage of the rocket experienced an anomaly right at the end of the flight.

It's not uncommon for a new rocket design to have some sort of anomaly or outright failure.