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anomaly

noun as in deviation from normal, usual

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The study itself offers indications that the cause of the ocean cold anomaly could lie in insufficiently documented information about the measurement techniques used at that time.

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.”

From Salon

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

He went on to argue that the United States is an anomaly in how rarely journalists become politicians—pointing to examples from earlier in American history when this transition was commonplace, including the case of Arthur Vandenberg, the longtime Republican senator from Michigan during the first half of the 20th century.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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