anomaly

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Still, the current time period is a relative anomaly.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Put together, January’s healthcare-driven jobs surge now looks more like an anomaly than a turnaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Prior research — notably a study entitled “Losing Sleep at the Market” — covered the period through 1997 and confirmed the existence of this daylight-saving anomaly.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

New findings published in Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors show that the anomaly expanded steadily between 2014 and 2025.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Our solitary Sun is something of an anomaly.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan