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outlier

[out-lahy-er] / ˈaʊtˌlaɪ ər /


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Florida’s history education program is not an outlier.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

QCi was a notable outlier, with its share price plunging 38%.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The U.S. is a bit of an outlier in its permissive approach to youth indoor tanning.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Kaczynski, a once-gifted mathematician, was an outlier; criminals have lower IQs than Americans as a whole, surveys show.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

They spent a week looking at the data, but the outlier remained every time.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel



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