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anomaly

[uh-nom-uh-lee] / əˈnɒm ə li /


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Yet all these reasons are insufficient to fully explain the anomaly of the low-hire, low-fire economy, some analysts contend.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

Well, I mean, there are a lot of intersections of opportunities for Elon Musk, and I also think he discovered, to use a phrase of his, the anomaly in the matrix for the American system.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

We know a cultural faker when we see one, and the Becerra family story isn’t an anomaly; it’s our lives.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Graczyk, 76, says he wasn't entirely surprised to hear of the anomaly - and had actually thought about the possibility during his decades-long career as a Texas journalist.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The man with the impeccable timing was choosing to make the anomaly of slavery the last piece of advice he would offer his country.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

The LZB system tracks train positions and automatically applies the brakes if it detects any anomalies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Agencies also look at anomalies -- how far temperatures rise above a historic baseline -- to assess the event.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

This means the satellite sensor and an algorithm identified a pixel containing thermal anomalies associated with fire.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Latest forecasts from the Met Office suggest that these temperature anomalies could exceed 3C later this year as El Niño nears its peak.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Wegener investigated the many plant and fossil anomalies that did not fit comfortably into the standard model of Earth history and realized that very little of it made sense if conventionally interpreted.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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