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Noun
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In aggregate, credentialing backlogs—often the direct result of data inconsistencies requiring manual resolution—translate into measurable revenue impact.—
Tammy Hawes,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026 -
The right-hander has struggled to maintain his velocity this season, a perplexing trend largely stemming from an inconsistency in his mechanics.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
Noun
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What is the team’s long-term plan for Derik Queen in light of his incompatibility so far with Zion?—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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Ninoy recognizes an essential incompatibility between them.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Nobody is more alive to the comic incongruity than the man himself.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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During the talk, Brooks joked about the seeming incongruity of teaching courses in emotional realism under the shingle of a public policy school.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Such incongruence between actions and intentions can also bring about feelings of guilt.—
Becca Stanek,
TheWeek,
24 Apr. 2026
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Psychologists call it a low tolerance for cognitive incongruence.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Xi Jinping is angling to win a cold war with the United States.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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Per a source, that cold war continued through the offseason.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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According to Opta’s Power Rankings — denoting the strength of each team — Farke’s side have the easiest run-in of any side fighting to avoid the drop.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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White detailed an uncomfortable run-in involving his young niece at one of Tony Hawk’s celebrity charity events years ago.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
Noun
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In a 2024 study, researchers found that chimpanzee mothers tended to step in to defend their children in quarrels—say, over food or space in a tree—in about half of cases the researchers observed in the wild.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
10 May 2026
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As the trio quarrels, bonds and ventures through the wild unknown, Felix discovers that true bravery may change not only his own destiny, but also the future of his home.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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But that’s unlikely to resolve the ill will that’s come up since Gaspar publicly warned of more than 100 layoffs — and Democratic leaders replied by calling for an audit of school finances.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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There's no ill will or hard feelings from me.—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Inconsonance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsonance. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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