incongruity
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“I can see that happening. It’s not urgent,” he said, pointing out the incongruity of the ask when “you have more oil than almost anyone else.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
Through tears, she noted the incongruity of the moment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025
Despite the incongruity, the car's autopilot grabs control and swerves into a ditch.
From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2024
And the incongruity of a man in business attire sprawled out on the sidewalk drew attention to the homeless and disenfranchised people the average upright citizen habitually ignored.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2023
Perhaps it was just the incongruity of seeing him aloft and stricken, since he was by nature someone who carried others.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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