- plural of anomaly.
anomalies
Americannoun
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"Seasonal-average sea-surface temperature anomalies expected to exceed 2C in key monitoring regions," it said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
Acquisitions, restructurings and resolutions of multiyear tax audits can cause anomalies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
"Given that, it is important that we understand the natural distribution of interstellar objects so that we will be able to identify any anomalies that could one day be signs of an artificial interstellar object."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Australian police launched an investigation in April after border authorities detected anomalies in two shipping containers that had arrived at Sydney's Port Botany from Ghana.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
They were aware of no significant anomalies where their theories failed to correspond to reality.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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