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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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The work also may help explain why irregularity is so common in natural systems, including neural, biological and ecological networks.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

The model is designed to give individualized guidance on women’s health-related concerns like cycle irregularity or perimenopause symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

But according to Patterson's lawyers, a "fundamental irregularity" occurred which "fatally undermined" the integrity of the verdicts.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Tam said Odora’s spadix was a developmental irregularity, but emphasized the plant remains healthy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

He turned and absented himself from the chamber, his body betraying signs of considerable inward turmoil of spirits in his irregularity of movement.

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

But faith in the system has been shaken by repeated allegations of question-paper leaks and other irregularities.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

The children say the term sheet wasn’t binding, alleging irregularities in due diligence and the need to name additional parties to the settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

“The transaction was subject to a full investigation conducted by an outside law firm on behalf of insurance regulators from multiple states,” the statement said, “which identified no irregularities and resulted in no further action.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

She had suffered a "substantial" miscarriage of justice, they said, alleging a litany of irregularities and the misuse of evidence during the trial.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

To create these images, cave artists used charcoal to outline irregularities in the walls of coves that suggested forms from nature.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell




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