incongruity
Example Sentences
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She’s especially attentive to what she calls “incongruities” in the plan: Are all the right provisions in place to cover a range of scenarios?
From MarketWatch
“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.”
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
Yet these seeming incongruities of musical life are what fascinate the most.
From Los Angeles Times
This incongruity between cosmopolitan appearance and fundamentalist message is central to their popularity.
From Salon
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