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as in abnormality
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as in arbitrariness
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Recent Examples of irregularity
In a paper published on Friday in Science Advances, Nieder and his colleagues report that crows display an impressive aptitude at distinguishing shapes by using geometric irregularities as a cognitive cue.
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Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article Two state utilities have asked a judge to order Connecticut’s chief regulator to produce cellphone data and other materials that the companies say could show that a rate decision slashing their revenue last year was tainted by bias and other procedural irregularities.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
The Tates remain under judicial control after a court ruled the case could not go to trial, citing numerous prosecutorial irregularities.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
Subtle irregularities in how the brown dwarfs moved hinted that something unseen was tugging on them—something in an unusual orbit.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article Two state utilities have asked a judge to order Connecticut’s chief regulator to produce cellphone data and other materials that the companies say could show that a rate decision slashing their revenue last year was tainted by bias and other procedural irregularities.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
The Tates remain under judicial control after a court ruled the case could not go to trial, citing numerous prosecutorial irregularities.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025
Subtle irregularities in how the brown dwarfs moved hinted that something unseen was tugging on them—something in an unusual orbit.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irregularity
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Markets test Trump As stocks whipsawed this month, volatility gripped Treasuries and the dollar broadly weakened, leaving investors wondering whether this was just a bout of extreme abnormality or a foreshadowing of more turmoil to come.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
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Irritable bowel syndrome is a disorder of the way the gut and brain interact that results in functional changes in the digestive tract, such as diarrhea or constipation, without structural or tissue abnormalities.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
16 Apr. 2025
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When those scores disappear, admissions officers must rely on metrics that are less standardized — and more vulnerable to distortion.—
Gerald Bradshaw,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2025
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But Trump has gone much further, attacking the very notion of an independent news media, one that will refute his distortions.—
Natalie Proulx,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The fintech space is characterized by its volatility due to macro uncertainty, inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, geopolitical uncertainty, and many other factors.—
Jack McCullough,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The supply chain volatility data should serve as a warning about what would come next if the temporary pause in tariffs by the U.S. and China aren’t extended permanently after the 90-day pause and the trade war re-escalates.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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Isaac soon betrays and murders the soldiers, including Peck's character, and defects to the Washington Liberation Front.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
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In the new suit, lawyers for the board presented a detailed explanation of defects in the tower that emerged from the start.—
Dionne Searcey,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
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In the mornings, Pauline would take beach walks, a picture of eccentricity in huge, bright satin duchess Balenciaga coats over matching capri pants and slippers.—
Ralph Rucci,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, pretty much everybody at the Ravens’ facility has a story to tell about Humphrey’s eccentricity.—
Jeff Zrebiec,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Research has connected phthalates with reproductive problems, such as genital malformations and undescended testes in baby boys and lower sperm counts and testosterone levels in adult males.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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The model had been battling arteriovenous malformation (AVM), a rare brain condition.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2025
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He wouldn’t be discharged until Christmastime, walked with a limp for months after that, and would struggle with his fresh physical deformities for years.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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Nonprofit offers free medical screenings for kids in need Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, a nonprofit that helps children with physical deformities get reconstructive surgery, will provide free medical screenings for underserved children in need.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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Years of naval inconstancy with repair work drove Vigor Industrial—a once vibrant and growing maritime conglomerate—into the welcoming arms of hedge funds, which wasted no time in striping the company of value.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2024
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In the nineteen-nineties and two-thousands, as the center-left was evolving, the label was most effectively applied to those telegenic figures—Bill and Hillary Clinton, Tony Blair, John Edwards—who were suspected of ideological inconstancy and of substituting polls for principles.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2022
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“Irregularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irregularity. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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