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irregularity

[ih-reg-yuh-lar-i-tee] / ɪˌrɛg jəˈlær ɪ ti /


NOUN
a suspicious or illegal occurrence
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Tam said Odora’s spadix was a developmental irregularity, but emphasized the plant remains healthy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

"The examination of the documents confirmed doubts about the irregularity of the flag being flown," the prefecture said.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

These have a remarkable decisiveness, an absolute authority and control, free of wobbling or any irregularity.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

The first trial involving the girl collapsed last October, because of what the judge described as a "great irregularity in the jury".

From BBC May 2, 2025

He might well be a little shocked at the irregularity of my lineaments, his own being so harmonious.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

Reports by an independent monitor and the States United Democracy Center, a nonprofit organization working to protect the integrity of elections, concluded the activists’ claims about signature matching and other irregularities were false.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

“These irregularities are test taker related and not the result of an internal DMV technical issue, or involvement of artificial intelligence,” a department spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Last month, two United Nations human rights experts called on Iran to release the couple, saying that proceedings against them had been marked by grave irregularities.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Alleged irregularities, including a paper leak that forced a retake of the exam, have become a key reason for the mobilisation of CJP.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

In the years as I grew, my mother must have perceived the peculiarity of our situation; but though she may have noted, she did not discover its irregularities to me by word, look, or gesture.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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