anomalous
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Of the 28 files about unidentified anomalous phenomena released Friday, four of them detail bizarre sightings from Catalina during the 1940s and 1950s, including one of “flying saucers” spotted by three Boy Scouts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026
Perhaps the Maye who got New England to the cusp of an unexpected championship was the anomalous version.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
However, they could not reproduce the anomalous deformation that Stamps had measured running parallel to it.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
“Our teams work 24/7 to monitor and flag any anomalous trading patterns, and we investigate every single one of them,” Elisabeth Diana, the spokeswoman for Kalshi, said in a statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“In part because of the empty-Amazon model,” Hecht told me, these were “seen as anomalous and insignificant.”
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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