anomalous

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Those “who commit such anomalous acts will be punished” and will be “prosecuted without mercy,” he said, without saying what the punishment entails.

From Reuters

On the night of Nov. 12, 2019, a sharp drop in temperature caused what Mr. Papa, the head forecaster, described as never-before-seen “anomalous tropical cyclone.”

From New York Times

“This winter has been abnormally wet overall, and then on top of that, significantly anomalous in terms of the snowfall that we’ve seen, particularly in the Sierra.”

From Los Angeles Times

To determine whether the anomalous cases were indeed short sales, ProPublica presented them to experts and the subjects themselves to ascertain the nature of those trades.

From Salon

“What made this group interesting is that they were created in a short space of time, which looks anomalous, i.e. potentially propaganda accounts.”

From Washington Post