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as in abnormality
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as in arbitrariness
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Recent Examples of irregularity
The deal imploded when an alert federal judge questioned its stark irregularities.
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The Editors, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
Much of the public’s anger stems from widespread irregularities in the election process — including voter registration and vote counting — that were identified by independent observers.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
If irregularities are detected, the device sends an alert to both the patient and their physician, enabling early intervention.
—Rahul Saluja, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The highest court upheld the results of a presidential election in which a ruling party candidate was declared the winner despite allegations of widespread irregularities.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 2 Dec. 2024
Much of the public’s anger stems from widespread irregularities in the election process — including voter registration and vote counting — that were identified by independent observers.
—Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
If irregularities are detected, the device sends an alert to both the patient and their physician, enabling early intervention.
—Rahul Saluja, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
The highest court upheld the results of a presidential election in which a ruling party candidate was declared the winner despite allegations of widespread irregularities.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irregularity
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Chief Executive Steven Powell reiterated in an interview with The Times the company’s assertion that its data showed no abnormalities in the 12 hours leading up to the ignition of the Eaton fire.Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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There were no abnormalities reported at the Ikata Nuclear Power Plant in western Japan or the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima prefecture, NHK said, referring to the two plants nearest to where the quake occurred.Rhea Rose Abraham, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Works transposed into foreign languages—and cultures—inevitably suffer omissions and distortion.Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
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The economic distortions created by centralized monetary policy, and the trillions in debt, inflationary pressures, and regulatory overreach that follow are not going away anytime soon.Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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However, as adoption grows and bitcoin appreciates, bitcoin volatility is likely to decline, following the trend seen in other large, mature assets.Marie Poteriaieva, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Anything hotter than that could add volatility to trading on Friday as rising inflation and elevated interest rates weigh on investors.Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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During pregnancy, untreated hyperthyroidism has been associated with preeclampsia, premature births, stillbirths, and the development of congenital heart defects, per the ATA.Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Loading your audio article A mysterious track defect somewhere along a major New York City subway line is wearing out the wheels on subway cars, causing a shortage of trains on the lettered lines, the Daily News has learned.Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Born on January 20, 1946, in Missoula, Montana, David Keith Lynch had a quintessentially American upbringing that belied the eccentricity of his later works.Darryn King, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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His character as criminal profiler quickly became a fan favorite with his analytical skills, his eccentricities — and his ever-changing hair.Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2024
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As the National Organization for Rare Disorders explains, lissencephaly is a malformation which makes the brain appear unusually smooth.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
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Severe symptoms and certain types of Chiari malformation can be fatal, the Cleveland Clinic says.Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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The film starred John Hurt as Joseph (John) Merrick, an English man with severe physical deformities who was largely shunned by society, and Anthony Hopkins as Frederick Treves, a doctor who befriended Merrick.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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One fan was producer Stuart Cornfeld, who worked with Mel Brooks, and eventually tapped Lynch to direct The Elephant Man, a drama based on the life of Joseph Herrick, an English artist with severe physical deformities.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 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 21 Jan. 2025.
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