as in inconsistency
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Recent Examples of incompatibility
Mitter perceives deeper incompatibilities between Beijing and Washington.
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Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2021
The damaging results of improper software rollouts are multifold, but here are some common examples:
Fragmentation And Inconsistency
Updates can be deployed inconsistently across devices without proper testing and staging, leading to version fragmentation, software incompatibility and more.
—Yadhu Gopalan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Bots, bugs and software incompatibilities can block a seemingly fitting candidate from passing the initial round of application vetting, which can be extremely frustrating for both the recruiter and jobseeker.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
This would be a departure from past Snapdragon chips for PCs, which have performed worse than (or, at best, similarly to) existing Intel options, barely improved battery life, and come with a bunch of software incompatibility problems to boot.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2024
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Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 15 Apr. 2021
The damaging results of improper software rollouts are multifold, but here are some common examples:
Fragmentation And Inconsistency
Updates can be deployed inconsistently across devices without proper testing and staging, leading to version fragmentation, software incompatibility and more.
—Yadhu Gopalan, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
Bots, bugs and software incompatibilities can block a seemingly fitting candidate from passing the initial round of application vetting, which can be extremely frustrating for both the recruiter and jobseeker.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 28 Oct. 2024
This would be a departure from past Snapdragon chips for PCs, which have performed worse than (or, at best, similarly to) existing Intel options, barely improved battery life, and come with a bunch of software incompatibility problems to boot.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 24 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incompatibility
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Whatever the reason, Biden’s inconsistencies on human rights and the rule of law have left these principles vulnerable to further erosion under future presidents and other world leaders.Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
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But multiple organizations panned the government’s handling of the election, fully discrediting Maduro’s numbers to the point of finding glaring mathematical inconsistencies in the official results.Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
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The visual incongruence creates a sense of claustrophobia—for both Alice and the viewers—as though the entire house is closing in on her.Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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The tricky room of architectural incongruences also features a brass bed by Worthen, a wall of smoked mirror with rosettes to enhance the natural light, and Romo curtains.Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 11 Dec. 2024
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The incongruity of profit maximization was brought to public attention in the UK recently, as the scale of river pollution from water utility companies becomes ever more apparent.Aissa Dearing, JSTOR Daily, 9 Jan. 2025
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The incongruity between Buckley’s lapidary political views and his untidy appearance was simply too much for the letter writer to square.Andrew Ferguson, National Review, 19 Dec. 2024
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And the main driver of the inconsistences seems to be due to contractual obligations and profits.Jake Frederico, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2023
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Very inconsistent with practices, which led to inconsistence with games.Percy Allen, The Seattle Times, 31 July 2018
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Both stories are unusually accurate in their sense of hostile inclusion, with French pioneers, Native tribes and white Americans in a state of perpetual antagonism.Chris Vognar, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Yet Trump’s position as president of the United States—the largest funder and primary backer of numerous international organizations—makes his antagonism uniquely consequential.Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Incompatibility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incompatibility. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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