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Recent Examples of mismatched
Leaders who lack a comprehensive understanding of their organization’s technical needs often struggle to hire the right candidates, resulting in mismatched skills and inefficient technology management.
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Jay Garcia, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Anxiety around decision-making can also delay the process of rejecting incompatible partners, increasing the likelihood of staying in mismatched relationships.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Who’s to say, but the person who cobbled together a mismatched, microtrend-heavy look will stop at nothing to end up on Getty Images, even pacing around in front of the cameras until someone begrudgingly snaps a photo.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
For the outing, Malia wore a mismatched plaid Vivienne Westwood ensemble which consisted of a blue and white layered skirt and a red and black off-the-shoulder corset-style top.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024
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Jay Garcia, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
Anxiety around decision-making can also delay the process of rejecting incompatible partners, increasing the likelihood of staying in mismatched relationships.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Who’s to say, but the person who cobbled together a mismatched, microtrend-heavy look will stop at nothing to end up on Getty Images, even pacing around in front of the cameras until someone begrudgingly snaps a photo.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
For the outing, Malia wore a mismatched plaid Vivienne Westwood ensemble which consisted of a blue and white layered skirt and a red and black off-the-shoulder corset-style top.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mismatched
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The Atlantic Festival a report called out the government’s lax RTO full time incompatible with managing a team.Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024
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Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, the front-court duo that's often been criticized in the media for being incompatible, has seemingly figured it out, with both having strong impacts on both sides of the court.Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Loomer has cast doubt on his ability to appeal to true conservatives, referring to his policy positions as inconsistent with the MAGA agenda and his historical ties to the Democratic Party.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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This, Westcott told jurors, is inconsistent with Allen's actual behaviors during sessions with Wala.Ron Wilkins, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
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Possession of a weapon is irrelevant and mistakes happen, Stephens said in court, adding that Hill’s hand was presented with a glint of steel.Deon J. Hampton, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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In this case, the decision to release early makes total sense as the segment will presumably be irrelevant by Wednesday.James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
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Another study found that those same extraneous factors led emergency room doctors to misdiagnose accidental injuries as abuse in a staggering 83 percent of cases.Jeff Kukucka, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2024
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Further complicating matters, child abuse determinations are subject to cognitive bias, in which extraneous information leads experts to interpret the same injury in different ways—at least one of which must be incorrect.Jeff Kukucka, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2024
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Another possible argument is the arbitrators’ decision is irrational given the evidence and testimony or, similarly, the arbitrators relied on materials and insights that were inapplicable or vulnerable to bias.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Its primary argument, unsurprisingly, takes on just how outdated and inapplicable the law the FBI has invoked is.Kim Zetter, WIRED, 25 Feb. 2016
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Development revenue remained consistent with immaterial amounts for the quarter, while total revenue decreased to $547,000 from $3,833,000 in the previous year.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
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Some see the paltry number of artifacts returned as an inherent insult, while others protest that the immaterial aspects of their cultural past were never lost and shouldn’t be discounted.Alison Willmore, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2024
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In recent years, however, Sedona’s storyline has taken an unfortunate (though not unwarranted) hit.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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In his career, Mike Tyson has been known more for his fists and his unfortunate body art choices than his punditry.Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 3 Nov. 2024
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Bauer attributes the poverty of the third world to cultural values inimical to productivity: In much of the Third World the political, social, and personal determinants of economic performance are often uncongenial to economic development.Wanjiru Njoya, Orange County Register, 13 Feb. 2024
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The experiment was a flop, the living arrangements spare, the neighbors uncongenial, and the couple was in debt.Brenda Wineapple, The New York Review of Books, 19 Oct. 2022
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“Mismatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mismatched. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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