1. deviation from the normal or common order, form or rule
2. a person who is unusual
The word anomaly has appeared in 248 New York Times articles in the past year, including on May 6 in “Out of South Bend, Aiming to Be a Contender,” by Dan McGrath:
Mike Lee, Notre Dame ’09, is not as far along as he enters his fifth pro fight, on Friday night’s card on ESPN2 from the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Lee is 23, a 175-pound light-heavyweight with a 4-0 record and three knockouts, including a first-round disposal of one Keith Debow before 40,000 fans on the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito card at Cowboys Stadium in November.
With no pro football in his future, Lee is a pure boxer, or as pure as a dean’s list student with a degree in finance and a comfortable suburban upbringing can be in a sport known as a way out for the disadvantaged.
… Lee, from the not-so-mean streets of Wheaton, knows his background makes him an anomaly in his profession. But he’s determined to be taken seriously as a prizefighter, and a good showing before ESPN’s sophisticated boxing audience can help.
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