anomalies

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"They were present during the situations that have occurred regarding financial anomalies or poor governance," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

As part of the ScanPyramids project, the research team closely examined the eastern facade and detected two anomalies behind the polished surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 23, 2026

“Any time we turn something new on, it’s 100% guaranteed that anomalies or mysteries will pop out.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

At the quantum-sensing firm SandboxAQ, an Alphabet spinoff, Luca Ferrara heads a team developing a system that can help ships and airliners navigate in GPS-denied areas by detecting Earth’s distinctive magnetic anomalies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Impetus theory was used to handle some anomalies, not to bring about a revolution; indeed, medieval natural philosophers were incapable of imagining a revolution that would supplant Aristotle.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton