as in inconsistent
not being in agreement or harmony
that is inconsonant with established judicial tradition
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Adjective
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Many objected to the movie’s inconsistent mythology, weak character development, fundamental changes to the persona of Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), and an overall lack of coherent world-building across Abrams and Johnson’s two incongruous installments.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 May 2026 -
The Sentinel story published earlier this month featured both Gavi’s and Bastien’s cases as examples of Florida’s inconsistent approach to dealing with nurses who received degrees from roughly two dozen schools that sold fake nursing degrees to more than 7,000 people over the past several years.—
Annie Martin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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Poor communication between teams pursuing conflicting goals, actions that contradict core objectives, failing oversight and any number of other wire-crossings can have serious consequences.—
Paul Fitzgerald,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2026
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Both the union and company have made conflicting statements since then, saying the other has refused to meet.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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“Inconsonant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsonant. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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