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as in abnormality
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as in arbitrariness
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Recent Examples of irregularity
While a Bucharest court ruled that the first criminal case could not proceed due to legal and procedural irregularities, the charges against the Tates remain in effect.
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David Catanese, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
And in a 5-4 decision that split the court’s conservative majority, the justices ruled that a group of 20 Alabama residents who are suing over delays and irregularities in processing their unemployment benefits can proceed with their lawsuit.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
Read Next Crime & Courts CMPD crime lab analyst under investigation over ‘irregularities’ in tests, DA says
March 27, 2024 1:01 PM
The SBI turned over its findings last week, and Merriweather must now review the case file and decide whether or not to press charges.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
On this occasion, however, Russia’s election observers documented the irregularities, and political opposition leaders mobilized the biggest nationwide demonstration since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
—Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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David Catanese, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
And in a 5-4 decision that split the court’s conservative majority, the justices ruled that a group of 20 Alabama residents who are suing over delays and irregularities in processing their unemployment benefits can proceed with their lawsuit.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 21 Feb. 2025
Read Next Crime & Courts CMPD crime lab analyst under investigation over ‘irregularities’ in tests, DA says
March 27, 2024 1:01 PM
The SBI turned over its findings last week, and Merriweather must now review the case file and decide whether or not to press charges.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2025
On this occasion, however, Russia’s election observers documented the irregularities, and political opposition leaders mobilized the biggest nationwide demonstration since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
—Michael McFaul, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irregularity
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Gait abnormalities: Being duck-footed can cause permanent changes to your walk, sometimes limiting your range of motion.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
5 Apr. 2025
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Phthalates are also endocrine disruptors that have been linked to preterm birth, infant genital abnormalities, childhood obesity, asthma, cancer, cardiovascular issues, and low sperm count and testosterone in men.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Federal Communications Commission's news distortion investigation into CBS drew a public rebuke from a bipartisan group of five former FCC commissioners, including two former chairmen.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 Mar. 2025
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Attention also could be paid to dismantling foreign anticompetitive market distortions, in order to augment the benefits achieved through the Task Force.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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But the selloff in Trump’s company, which has long traded with more volatility than the overall market, accelerated Friday, with shares falling 7.2%, compared to 6% for the S&P 500.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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President Donald Trump on Monday doubled down on his trade war and threatened to levy even higher tariffs on China this week, as markets endured a third day of intense volatility.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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The pictures are fed through a machine learning algorithm to spot possible defects.—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Smart Manufacturing: High-resolution images of equipment, materials, and defect patterns are vital for computer vision models in automation and quality control.—
Max (Chong) Li,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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Lives Lived: John Peck, known as the Mad Peck, was a cultural omnivore whose work as an underground cartoonist, artist, critic and disc jockey had a dry humor and an ornate eccentricity.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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In a stroke of luck, however, the two features have aligned to create a satisfying image that is helping scientists understand the eccentricities of star formation.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
25 Mar. 2025
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For young patients, doctors often consider more common issues like vision problems or posture, missing underlying conditions like Chiari malformation.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Kearney suffered a cerebral arteriovenous malformation on Jan. 8.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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The rare genetic bone disorder makes people more susceptible to breaking and fracturing bones and leads to bone deformities and a curved spine, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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However, the improper disposal of the toxic waste led to dozens of children being born with limb deformities.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 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 16 Apr. 2025.
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