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as in abnormality
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as in arbitrariness
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Recent Examples of irregularity
However, the primary contractor for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost, Northrop Grumman, soon acknowledged there was a manufacturing irregularity.
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
As an example of this irregularity, between 2000 and 2099, there will be 25 leap days, including the starting year, but in the following three centuries, there will only be 24 leap days.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
Zellige tile has long been a favorite of designers thanks to its natural irregularity, which lends a stunning depth to kitchens.
—Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
No map—not even special ones developed by the Swiss military and downloadable to one's phone—properly conveys the area's topographical irregularity.
—Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
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Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
As an example of this irregularity, between 2000 and 2099, there will be 25 leap days, including the starting year, but in the following three centuries, there will only be 24 leap days.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 Mar. 2026
Zellige tile has long been a favorite of designers thanks to its natural irregularity, which lends a stunning depth to kitchens.
—Shagun Khare, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026
No map—not even special ones developed by the Swiss military and downloadable to one's phone—properly conveys the area's topographical irregularity.
—Alice Gregory, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irregularity
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However, among the most concerning symptoms were profound abnormalities in blood coagulation, including thrombocytopenia (low platelet count), which place patients at severe risk of internal bleeding and cardiac arrest.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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Indeed, signs of breast cancer, for men or women, include a lump in breast tissue, abnormality in the shape of a breast, discharge from the nipple and crusting — all of which should spark the same level of urgency regardless of gender, doctors said.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
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To live in greater Los Angeles is to embrace the arbitrariness of it all.—
Meghan Daum,
The Atlantic,
15 May 2026
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In both novels, young people are trying to figure out how life works, confounded by the arbitrariness of what is presented to them as natural.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This is a distortion of the law, and a display of callous indifference to the tragedies that moved Congress to pass the Refugee Act.—
Elizabeth Holtzman,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Engineers still need to determine how to precisely measure and compensate for signal distortions across the antenna.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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Although the remainder of the summer is expected to see volatility in volumes when compared to last year, the differences appear to normalize by the early fall.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
9 June 2026
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Fast-response storage for unstable grids The shift to renewable energy and electrification is increasing pressure on power networks, especially as grid volatility rises across Europe and EU requirements around grid codes and resilience frameworks tighten.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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The other reversed aging in blood-forming stem cells in mice by repairing a single cellular defect.—
Allison Palmer,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 June 2026
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Manufacturer warranties often protect against certain defects for several years after installation.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Where the movie’s true eccentricity comes in is in its combination of breezy comedy with shocking brutality and gore, perhaps most exemplified in an oddly casual moment in a morgue where Seagal and Wayans find a clue in the form of a serial number on a dead woman’s breast implant.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
5 June 2026
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Luna spends the day in the socially conscious sign of Aquarius, shifting the emotional tone toward intellect, perspective, eccentricity and detachment.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 June 2026
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Sixteen-year-old Quin Duncan is a varsity lacrosse player in Wilmington is relieved to be back on the field after a bout with arteriovenous malformation (AVM).—
Stephanie Stahl,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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At 14 weeks, Martinez learned the baby had a rare, severe congenital brain malformation.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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Harris drove in three runs in the 11-5 win, offering a reminder of baseball’s fickleness.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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Newsom explains his fickleness differently.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Irregularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irregularity. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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