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as in abnormality
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as in arbitrariness
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Recent Examples of irregularity
What to Know Two election integrity groups have suggested that analysis of voting behavior in 2024 swing states could indicate irregularities.
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Other possible signs of hypothyroidism include: extreme fatigue, constipation, dry skin, cold sensitivity, menstrual irregularities, inability to focus and muscle aches, says Jaggi.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Behavioral analysis, for instance, monitors subtle patterns in user interactions—such as mouse movements, typing cadence or navigation paths—to detect irregularities.
—Benjamin Fabre, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Several original buyers complained to the city of Miami building department and Mayor Francis Suarez about Cox and construction irregularities, but the city took no action to help them.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Other possible signs of hypothyroidism include: extreme fatigue, constipation, dry skin, cold sensitivity, menstrual irregularities, inability to focus and muscle aches, says Jaggi.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Behavioral analysis, for instance, monitors subtle patterns in user interactions—such as mouse movements, typing cadence or navigation paths—to detect irregularities.
—Benjamin Fabre, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Several original buyers complained to the city of Miami building department and Mayor Francis Suarez about Cox and construction irregularities, but the city took no action to help them.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irregularity
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Davis spent her days analyzing code for state and local municipalities, identifying risks or abnormalities across the nation's aging critical infrastructure.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2025
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The inspection of the Accord also allegedly revealed no abnormalities or mechanical defects that would have been the cause or a contributing factor in the collision, the warrant affidavit said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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An Invisible Risk The standard literature defines cognitive bias as a systematic distortion that affects decision making processes and cognitive understanding, often resulting from limited data sets and unconscious biases and decision protocols favoring certain viewpoints.—
Cristian Randieri,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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Over the weekend, China’s consumer inflation dropped below zero for the first time in 13 months due to seasonal distortions and deflationary pressures.—
Amala Balakrishner,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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Context: Observers had feared it would be shelved in light of recent market volatility.—
Ryan Lawler,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
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Why America's business leaders engage in delicate diplomacy Corporate America's careful rhetoric — even as many big companies brace for the impact of the market volatility and the tariffs — illustrates the delicate diplomacy that business leaders are trying to engage in.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect, this troubled individual was committed to Whiting Forensic Hospital for up to 60 years.—
Matthew J. Funchion,
Hartford Courant,
6 Mar. 2025
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Battery defect detection startup Glimpse raised a $10 million Series A led by Japanese electronics giant TDK's venture group.—
Katie Fehrenbacher,
Axios,
5 Mar. 2025
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Brain Dead Studios What’s spring without a little eccentricity and who’s more eccentric a filmmaker than Wes Anderson?—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Lee’s collection for Burberry continues to underscore the eccentricity of what Britain represents with guest appearances from Jason Isaacs, Lesley Manville, and Richard E. Grant.—
Tianwei Zhang,
WWD,
25 Feb. 2025
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Guild’s Jonathan Larson Musical Theater Fellowship and the vice president of the advocacy group Black Broadway Men United, died Thursday, March 6, at a hospital in Newark, New Jersey, of complications from a cerebral arteriovenous malformation.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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Kearney suffered a cerebral arteriovenous malformation on Jan. 8.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Mar. 2025
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The disaster declaration comes almost a year after five farmers living near Grandview sued the EPA after their livestock died or were born with deformities, alleging the agency failed to regulate forever chemicals.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2025
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Even less savory is the dwelling on body horror, with characters sporting sometimes inexplicable skin conditions or other deformities.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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Years of naval inconstancy with repair work drove Vigor Industrial—a once vibrant and growing maritime conglomerate—into the welcoming arms of hedge funds, which wasted no time in striping the company of value.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2024
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In the nineteen-nineties and two-thousands, as the center-left was evolving, the label was most effectively applied to those telegenic figures—Bill and Hillary Clinton, Tony Blair, John Edwards—who were suspected of ideological inconstancy and of substituting polls for principles.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2022
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“Irregularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irregularity. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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