incompatible
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The panel concluded this amounted to a deliberate act of dishonesty, and said his conduct had been intentional and incompatible with the standards expected of a police officer.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
But while these two groups’ specific aims may seem mutually incompatible, both share a love of Crusader imagery and ideas.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
"Just as a USB adapter allows devices with different connectors to work together, Floquet magnons could bridge frequencies that would otherwise remain incompatible."
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
Washington and Tehran have a history of making negotiations happen in the face of seemingly incompatible demands by quietly shelving some of the most contentious points.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The two populations now evolve independently, à la Darwin—until particular gene variants are selected in the two sites that become biologically incompatible.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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