anomaly
Example Sentences
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His words were an anomaly in the history of presidential rhetoric.
From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026
Still, the current time period is a relative anomaly.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
That’s an anomaly for closed-end funds such as VCX, which typically trade at a discount to NAV on the stock market.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
“The likelihood that the M767A1 fuze malfunctioned is a statistical anomaly that was outside any reasonable probability.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2026
All hope that this was merely an anomaly disappeared the next day, when the forces that had been battering the nation’s economy erupted in a panic on Wall Street that caused stock prices to plummet.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing anomaly
Essential Academic Vocabulary for High School Students, List 1
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100 SAT Words Beginning with "A"
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Wonder
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