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Adjective
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The board then divided into two-person bipartisan teams to review 28 ballots with mismatched signatures where voters sent in affidavits to compare the signatures.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026 -
In other words, if your last few rounds of hiring felt like sifting through an endless stack of mismatched applications, the problem may not be the talent pool.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Without it, the risk isn’t lagging behind but becoming irrelevant.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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And Thursday night’s performance, while not wholly irrelevant, was just another television rerun broadcast to a less-than-mass audience.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The inconsistent role wreaked havoc with his shot.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Approval processes often depend on manual back-and-forth, while visibility beyond tier one suppliers is inconsistent at best.—
Alex Saric,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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In any case, the globin inclusion was wildly inapplicable.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2026
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Here are the kicking motion rules, which the NHL deemed inapplicable given their determination that Hellebuyck propelled the puck into his own net.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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If strict fidelity gets in the way, it can be treated as immaterial.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 May 2026
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Local women are invited to share still-raw memories, to grapple together with the kinds of things that would be immaterial to the courts.—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
Adjective
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Budget reconciliation bills must comply with strict rules, including the Byrd Rule, which bars provisions deemed extraneous to federal spending or outside the jurisdiction of the committees that drafted them.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Democrats are expected to argue before the Senate's parliamentarian that the spending is extraneous and therefore should not be allowed to be included in a reconciliation bill.—
Lalee Ibssa,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Hollywood feels incompatible with Martel’s sophisticated, confrontational movies rooted in her country’s troubles.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Further, the tax disincentivizes success, weakens California’s standing as a hub for innovation, and demonizes the wealthy – all of which erode investment, drive economic activity elsewhere, and are ultimately incompatible with America’s capitalist roots.—
Douglas Schoen,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
Adjective
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These interactions may strike federal prosecutors as unbecoming.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Another former aide said that quiet guidance shared among female staffers focused on behavior that is legal, but nevertheless viewed as unprofessional and unbecoming of members of Congress — a line that has prevented many from speaking out publicly.—
Justine McDaniel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Misbecoming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/misbecoming. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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