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Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin began with what laboratory anomaly?

anomaly

[uh-nom-uh-lee] / əˈnɒm ə li /


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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 main consumers buying Kevin’s meals are millennial men, making the brand an anomaly among packaged foods.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

That phase is starting to look like a historical anomaly.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

So she just is an anomaly, and there’s no more questions around it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

In addition to all of the family-friendly amenities, including good public schools, libraries, and a community center, Maplewood was also an anomaly because of its racial and economic diversity.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

"We started to notice these warm-water anomalies on either side of marine heatwaves and realized that they're actually embedded within larger periods of warm water," explained lead author Ricardo Utzig Nardi M.S.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

But there are always anomalies in even would-be wave years, and voters might think the Senate candidate is his brother is the stuff from which anomalies are made.

From Slate ● Sep. 19, 2026

The fake party invite did not lead to the official website for a start, and there were anomalies like an extra “s.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026

"These site anomalies are currently being resolved in coordination with the Military Services," the statement said.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 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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