All 3 Uses

anomaly
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David Copperfield
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As to his dealing in the mild article of milk, by the by, there never was a greater anomaly.†
Chpt 25-27 *

anomaly = something outside of the range of what is normally expected
I must say that I had my doubts about the strict justice of this, and was not even frightened out of them by the bushel of wheat which reconciles all anomalies.†
Chpt 31-33

anomalies = things falling outside of what is normally expected
But I learned that the 'system' required high living; and, in short, to dispose of the system, once for all, I found that on that head and on all others, 'the system' put an end to all doubts, and disposed of all anomalies.†
Chpt 61-62

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