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irregular

[ih-reg-yuh-ler] / ɪˈrɛg jə lər /




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In Finland, irregular temperatures were detected in a few smaller grocery stores belonging to the Kesko group, which said it was investigating the issue.

From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026

In Finland, irregular temperatures had also been detected in a few smaller grocery stores belonging to the Kesko group.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Reporters looked for telltale signs of damage, such as irregular dark spots, across several bands of light, including infrared wavelengths invisible to the human eye.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

There may be other contributory factors to any outbursts — including fatigue, lack of sleep, hunger, thirst, pain, infection, medications, bodily functions and irregular routines, among other many variables.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026

This would mean that the early universe would have probably been very chaotic and irregular because there are many more chaotic and disordered configurations for the universe than there are smooth and ordered ones.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Mr. Sharaa has relied on Sunni tribal irregulars to lead the advance into SDF-held areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 2026

According to Mr. Adkins, a company of South Vietnamese irregulars defected when the battle looked bleakest and began firing on their former comrades from inside the camp.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 19, 2020

On Sept. 12, 1919, 100 years to the day before his statue was unveiled, d’Annunzio led his company of black-clad rebel Italian soldiers and irregulars into the city of Fiume on the Adriatic coast.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2019

A small percentage of galaxies with more disorganized shapes are classified as irregulars.

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016

When a small galaxy runs into a larger one face-on it can produce one of the loveliest of the rare irregulars, a ring galaxy thousands of light-years across, set against the velvet of intergalactic space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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