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Already concerned about the incongruity of having a comic yukking it up with what was happening with the AP and other outlets, the WHCA scrapped her.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
27 Apr. 2025 -
Kirby’s incongruity is terrifying, so said someone much wiser than me.—
Mitch Wallace,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Maria Doa, a former EPA scientist now at the Environmental Defense Fund, says this is a glaring inconsistency in the Trump administration's MAHA platform.—
Will Stone,
NPR,
18 June 2025
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Then, the next seven innings confirmed a tendency toward inconsistency and a stark reality that overshadows San Diego’s glaring positional needs: With Ohtani’s return as a two-way unicorn and Devers’ arrival in the rugged National League West, the Padres need their healthy stars more than ever.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Often, what looks like a team issue is a mirror of your own incongruence.—
Carlos Hoyos,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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The incongruence between attacking the President for imposing new costs on small businesses through tariffs while also supporting state legislation to impose new costs on small businesses will be a politically inconvenient fact for Governor Pritzker to explain.—
Patrick Gleason,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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For cats specifically, additional reasons included family members having allergies; issues with house soiling; and incompatibility with other pets.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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This is despite challenges such as limited scalability, security vulnerabilities, high maintenance costs and incompatibility with modern technologies.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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“Incongruousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruousness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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