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aberration

[ab-uh-rey-shuhn] / ˌæb əˈreɪ ʃən /




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“Creep” is like an aberration — it wasn’t really a Radiohead song.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

When you have the conversation — after you’ve cooled off — you will know whether this was an aberration or part of a wider pattern of inappropriate behavior.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 1, 2026

Now, of course, it’s something that anyone who can afford it is doing; it’s not an aberration.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

The RedHawks are also a statistical aberration unlike anything in the sport’s modern history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Didn’t he say that it’s our culture which allows us to believe that violence is an aberration, and that the primitive warfare we choose to ignore is a manifestation of nature, biology, and instinct?

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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