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irregular

[ih-reg-yuh-ler] / ɪˈrɛg jə lər /




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The findings, published in Autonomic Neuroscience, could eventually help doctors develop more precise treatments for irregular heartbeats, chest pain, angina, and stress-induced 'broken-heart' syndrome.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

“He’s had friends who don’t work anymore. He’s had so many people he knows in the industry leave the city because of how irregular work has become.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

By his side, the regional mining and geology director, Souleymane Sanogo, took aim at a climate of indulgence which allows irregular miners to thrive.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Their luminous, pale surfaces are covered in geometric markings that could be a lost version of cuneiform, and the objects’ irregular edges bring to mind a puzzle long ago disassembled and dispersed to far-flung locales.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Ambrose deposits the key inside his coat and calls over his shoulder, “The transporter’s had some irregular outcomes in the past few weeks.”

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott

Of the distinct combats that historians have identified, more than 90% were not primarily fought by formally organized regular troops but instead involved district militias and other irregulars, including Native American warriors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

At age 13, Jackson fought with irregulars in the American Revolution and was captured by the British.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2017

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

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016

Smith called some of the guys irregulars because they were working full-time and could not commit themselves to building the houses full-time.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2015

Galactic collisions distort the shape of an originally spherical cluster and may also contribute to the genesis of spirals and irregulars from ellipticals.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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