as in incongruity
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The show’s postcard-ready shots of the northern countryside, with its verdant hills and winding roads, are another incongruity, belying the challenges of survival there for those on the fringes.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026 -
Not a single critic of the book was struck by the incongruity of this failure in basic thriller plotting.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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Injuries and inconsistency are bound to crop up, but for now — theoretically — these are the top two rotations in baseball.—
Eno Sarris,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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But interviews and records reviewed by The Times revealed inconsistencies in how wildfire disaster complaints were handled.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Widening the fields, at the expense of seats The other main structural incongruence of NFL stadiums as World Cup venues was their narrowness.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Teachers and school staff have a federal constitutional right to accurately inform the parent or guardian of their student when the student expresses gender incongruence.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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The board then heard from about a dozen residents who spoke in opposition of the project, citing, once again, traffic congestion and incompatibility with the residential feel of the neighborhood.—
Lauren Costantino
February 11,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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Monique Tepe later filed for divorce, citing incompatibility in court documents.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Incongruousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruousness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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