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anecdotal

[an-ik-doht-l] / ˌæn ɪkˈdoʊt l /
ADJECTIVE
informal
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"Until now, nail changes associated with GLP-1 therapies had essentially been anecdotal," said study author Dr. Charles Taïeb.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

He said there was anecdotal evidence of criminals travelling to the UK for a couple of days at a time to carry out what he described as "shop theft tourism".

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Additional anecdotal evidence comes from a firm that each business day produces a list of stocks that AI rates as most likely to outperform the market over the subsequent three months.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

The rest of the corporate world, the anecdotal evidence that we have thus far is that they will probably finance a little bit shorter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Dr. Osentowski: I have to give you a little anecdotal thing.

From "Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago" by LeAlan Jones


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