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Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin began with what laboratory anomaly?

anomaly

[uh-nom-uh-lee] / əˈnɒm ə li /


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Even so, their results indicate that the carbon isotope anomaly preserved at Zaonega was driven mainly by events within the local sedimentary basin rather than by a global disturbance.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The main consumers buying Kevin’s meals are millennial men, making the brand an anomaly among packaged foods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

Temperature anomaly charts from different ends of the week as the cooler air moves in.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

That phase is starting to look like a historical anomaly.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

For the Aristotelian philosophy of nature could not be adapted to incorporate this peculiar anomaly; if there could be such a thing as a new star, then the whole system was founded on false premises.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

Yet defensive AI can spot anomalies, trick and defeat AI hackers, and report threats at speeds humans cannot match.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

But there are always anomalies in even would-be wave years, and voters might think the Senate candidate is his brother is the stuff from which anomalies are made.

From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026

She added that researchers still did not fully understand why some health outcomes, including congenital anomalies and stillbirths, appear higher in Wales than in parts of the UK, and believes further research is needed.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

If the model detects anomalies in new raw materials, for instance, it will suggest small adjustments, like tweaking the amount of oil or water going into the recipe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Instead of focusing on finding the anomalies in the situation, I was able to actually pay attention to the history taking place.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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