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as in abnormality
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as in arbitrariness
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Recent Examples of irregularity
And in December, a judge said the case could not go to trial because of various legal and procedural irregularities tied to the prosecution.
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
This can be chromosomal irregularities or hormonal imbalances, as well as instances like ambiguous genitalia.
—Katie Whyatt, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
However, in 2024, the stock faced a major selloff, dropping as much as 80% due to regulatory concerns, including a delay in filing its annual 10-K report with the SEC, accusations of accounting irregularities from short-seller Hindenburg Research, and the resignation of its public auditors.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
For the clearance evaluation, a cardiologist or primary care physician might run tests such as an electrocardiogram, an echocardiogram or a nuclear stress test to detect any irregularities or signs of disease, such as arrhythmias, valve problems or blockages.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2025
This can be chromosomal irregularities or hormonal imbalances, as well as instances like ambiguous genitalia.
—Katie Whyatt, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
However, in 2024, the stock faced a major selloff, dropping as much as 80% due to regulatory concerns, including a delay in filing its annual 10-K report with the SEC, accusations of accounting irregularities from short-seller Hindenburg Research, and the resignation of its public auditors.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
For the clearance evaluation, a cardiologist or primary care physician might run tests such as an electrocardiogram, an echocardiogram or a nuclear stress test to detect any irregularities or signs of disease, such as arrhythmias, valve problems or blockages.
—Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irregularity
Noun
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Davis spent her days analyzing code for state and local municipalities, identifying risks or abnormalities across the nation's aging critical infrastructure.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The inspection of the Accord also allegedly revealed no abnormalities or mechanical defects that would have been the cause or a contributing factor in the collision, the warrant affidavit said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Crews used telescopes with special filters that can detect air distortions like shock waves to capture the image.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Gomez said that the unedited transcript and video of the 60 Minutes segment makes clear there was no violation of the news distortion policy.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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The uncertainty around Trump’s trade policy stirred up market volatility recently as all three major averages suffered a negative month.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
2 Mar. 2025
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Global Demand and Geopolitical Uncertainty Rising demand in Europe and Asia is another key driver of natural gas price volatility.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The children all had a variety of birth defects, including missing or underdeveloped fingers, clubbed feet, heart defects, eye problems and skin conditions, per The Times.—
Lynsey Eidell,
People.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Today, a fetus diagnosed with a complex heart defect can receive care that grants them a future once thought impossible.—
Jack Rychik and Craig Fleishman,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Brain Dead Studios What’s spring without a little eccentricity and who’s more eccentric a filmmaker than Wes Anderson?—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2025
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Also key is another relationship, as Zellweger brings Southern verve and a bit of eccentricity to a spirited farmer who strikes up a close bond with Kidman's character.—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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This suggests women are delivering more babies with severe congenital malformations who have no hope of survival beyond a few hours, days or, at most, a few weeks.—
Almut Winterstein,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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Endocrine disruptors interfere with the human reproductive system, leading to genital and reproductive malformations as well as female infertility and a decline in sperm count, according to the Endocrine Society.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
3 Feb. 2025
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The disaster declaration comes almost a year after five farmers living near Grandview sued the EPA after their livestock died or were born with deformities, alleging the agency failed to regulate forever chemicals.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2025
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Even less savory is the dwelling on body horror, with characters sporting sometimes inexplicable skin conditions or other deformities.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
15 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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