noncompatible

adjective

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as in incompatible

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  1. incompatible
  2. conflicting
Adjective
  • Price discovery for a single company would end up quietly split across several incompatible venues.
    — Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Some critics have argued Hegseth’s TRT initiative may function as a tacit admission that hormone treatment alone is not necessarily incompatible with military readiness.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026
Definition of incompatible
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  • The Polymarket spokesperson added that the company is worried about potential duplicative or conflicting compliance requirements that could harm innovation.
    — Ananya Chetia,Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 16 July 2026
  • Inside a hotel ballroom about three miles north of the ballpark, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and MLBPA interim director Bruce Meyer offered conflicting visions for the future of the sport, a disagreement that foretells a labor stoppage this winter.
    — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of conflicting
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