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abnormality

[ab-nawr-mal-i-tee] / ˌæb nɔrˈmæl ɪ ti /


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The surrogate, named M.W. in court filings but who has identified herself publicly as McKenna West, said she had been pressured by the couple to have an abortion after a fetal scan diagnosed the abnormality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

Taken together, the researchers say these findings suggest that this metabolic abnormality may actively contribute to Alzheimer's disease rather than simply occur as a consequence of it.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026

“There is an abnormality with this trial and how the competitor product has done, it’s neither in their label or their own trials.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026

Jackson continued her video by explaining she has no intentions to go under the knife to address the abnormality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2025

There’s no magic about her that I can see, or any abnormality.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Then in August, the shares plunged after the agency placed the therapy on clinical hold when spinal scans turned up abnormalities in some trial participants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Some congenital heart defects occur as part of a wider genetic syndrome that can also produce abnormalities elsewhere in the body.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026

No immediate abnormalities were recorded at nuclear power plants, the Nuclear Regulation Authority said.

From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026

Last month, the DMV sent letters to around 11,000 drivers who had passed the written test informing them that abnormalities were detected in their results.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

In certain diseases and abnormalities studied by these investigators the number differed from the normal.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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