inconsistencies

plural of inconsistency

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Recent Examples of inconsistencies Coach Kevin O’Connell and the Vikings endured a frustrating 2025 as McCarthy battled inconsistencies, and this offseason the team signed Kyler Murray following his release from the Cardinals. Mike Jones, New York Times, 27 July 2026 Systems that aren’t designed to work together often define, store and update information differently, and AI inherits those inconsistencies when generating its outputs. Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The audit also found three cases with unexplained inconsistencies in disciplinary outcomes. Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 Police said the officers noticed inconsistencies in the statements made by the four and that the behavior of one of them also raised suspicions. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 20 July 2026 Coaches and players have complained of inconsistencies between officiating crews. Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026 An opportunity to benefit from FIFA’s litigious inconsistencies, which usually feel reserved for the A-list stars. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 July 2026 Our judicial system is fraught with inconsistencies and prejudice, and at its worst, corruption. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026 In its declaration of Fujimori’s victory Friday, Peru’s National Jury of Elections said a review had found no such inconsistencies in the vote and rejected an appeal filed by Together for Peru. Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsistencies
Noun
  • By using a mathematical technique to reduce the precision of some data, the researchers brought that figure down to 51 watts without compromising the system’s ability to detect dangerous computational errors.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • According to Bergh, part of the issue is that many state agencies are struggling with staffing pressures and paperwork backlogs, especially amid efforts to prevent errors on food aid applications and avoid new federal penalties.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Efficiency expands access while increasing the number of settings in which consequential mistakes, surveillance and labor displacement can occur.
    Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Sellers can edit any mistakes before an auction begins, and those corrections are used to further improve future AI models.
    Joshua Hong, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • These differences likely stem from the fact that keeping kids off screens requires time and money—which wealthy parents tend to have more of.
    Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But within the leadership, there are sharp differences over what the endgame should be.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Inconsistencies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsistencies. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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