abnormal

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During labour, midwives from North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust missed key warning signs, including abnormal foetal heart patterns and scar pain, which were not properly recognised or acted upon.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“The shipping industry needs to prepare for the possibility that Hormuz transits could remain abnormal, not just through the end of May, but for months beyond,” Greg Miller, a senior maritime reporter, wrote.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Patients may appear healthy, but as they age, Ms. Khamsi explains, there are “populations of abnormal cells taking hold in their bodies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

And there was certainly nothing abnormal about the airport being crowded with throngs of people still in their pajamas ahead of a 7 a.m. flight.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2026

Eventually she becomes at ease, convinced, at least enough, that me sitting in her seat hasn’t caused me to behave in any abnormal or dangerous ways, and that I don’t plan to ransack her workstation.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse