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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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But global development has also been hampered due to the irregularity of research results.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Here, the very irregularity of the interior environment, including the concrete surfaces — richer and more textured than I expected — heightened my alertness.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

Still, in our endless chase of machined refinement, I think we’re missing the value of human irregularity.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

Transactions initially appeared to be completed correctly, but the irregularity was only discovered days later, when the payment platform transferred the actual amount paid to the affected company.

From Barron's Feb. 18, 2026

The tone of my request is so odd that it’s alerted him to some irregularity.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

They want a wider probe into alleged recruitment irregularities, action against those responsible and long-delayed hiring completed on time.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

By late July, as Hearn’s defense counsel moved for release of the grand jury transcripts to expose glaring prosecutorial irregularities, Pirro’s case collapsed.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

Dislocations are microscopic irregularities in a crystal where atoms are no longer aligned in a perfectly ordered pattern.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

India’s Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following mass youth-led protests over college entrance exam irregularities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

As to which came first, the malignancy or the disturbance of the chromosomes, these workers say without hesitation that “the chromosomal irregularities precede the malignancy.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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