aberrant
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Judge Alan Schneider said during Monday's hearing that his behaviour when he was arrested was "aberrant from his normal conduct", his lawyer Christy O'Connor told BBC News after the hearing.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
Ending the survey allows the government to preserve a different story, one in which scarcity is aberrant and prosperity is the norm, and any evidence to the contrary can be written off as exceptional.
From Salon • Sep. 25, 2025
Colors become aberrant, shifting suddenly from greens into turquoise blue, while authentic nature steps aside for abstraction.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025
It’s also possible that certain people with Long Covid clear the virus while continuing to suffer from an aberrant immune response it initiated.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 11, 2024
“If we don’t distinguish our heartache—don’t at least attempt to work through it, you understand—it tends to pop up later. In different ways, aberrant ways.”
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
Vocabulary lists containing aberrant
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet
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Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 1
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