incongruity
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“That incongruity can cause stress in a relationship.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
“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
This incongruity between cosmopolitan appearance and fundamentalist message is central to their popularity.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025
The incongruity of the lyrics and the peppy melody convey the pain she was experiencing at the height of her career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
Some of the dockers, training their field glasses on Tom Smith’s face as he led the horse back to the barn, noticed a glaring incongruity.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Technical strategists see incongruities like this as a sign that the index’s strength has been predicated, somewhat precariously, on the success of a minority of its stocks, making it more vulnerable to adverse developments.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
And when we point out incongruities or inefficiencies in these policies, we’re told: No, you’re inefficient and lazy.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
He had a temperament perfectly suited for documenting the incongruities of the city at the turn of the century.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
The incongruities can be humorous or unsettling or both.
From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 2022
They allow themselves to be worried by the incongruities which they cannot ignore.
From The Gentle Reader by Samuel McChord Crothers
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