as in incongruity
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As the book progresses, some of the children in the photographs are older and more in control of their outward expression, but scraps of strangeness or incongruity always peek through.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025 -
So the incongruity might be coming from a place of the myth of meritocracy.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For heat tools, look for inconsistency with heating, odors, and discoloration and/or damage on the heating plates or barrel.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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Azuaje makes the claims based on the forensic reports written by the regime’s own National Investigative Police, which point to inconsistencies in Maduro’s version of the events.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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There was an incongruence between the world that was built and then the actual songs.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Oct. 2025
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Will the new process lead to scenarios of moral incongruence?—
London School of Economics,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Based on the 80/20 rule, there will always be certain incompatibilities.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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But issues related to food-system reform have exposed potential incompatibilities between MAHA and leaders of the Republican Party, which has long been aligned with the food and agricultural industries, food-policy experts say.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Incongruousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruousness. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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