mismatch

When there’s conflict, it’s usually because of a mismatch of expectations.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

The company decided to accelerate work on a bigger vehicle, in part because of the mismatch between supply and demand for launch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

The game should have been a mismatch, but what I missed is that the Rams might not have placed much importance in it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026

Ryan Garcia crushed Briton Conor Benn with a ruthless second-round stoppage to retain his WBC welterweight crown in a world title mismatch in Las Vegas.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

Unfortunately, the telecom companies weren’t paying close attention to the developing mismatch between demand and reality.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

On several occasions, small mismatches between measurements and expectations have eventually revealed that scientists were missing something important about how nature works.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026

“For example, compaction summaries included instructions to invent missing historical data without disclosing it and to hide mismatches in source versions,” wrote OpenAI.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026

Similarly, longtime HSI insiders cautioned that using the agency’s databases and tools to search these lists would yield mismatches and wildly inflated results.

From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026

Postal Service records and mismatches render a voter inactive and unable to vote until they provide adequate information.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026

This longing for sincere souls, too, it may well have been which wrung from Clotilda the assertion, that there were mismatches only between souls, not between ranks.

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. II A Biography by Jean Paul

Though it is proving to be a mismatched series so far, England are building a well-balanced line-up under Brook's leadership and have barely broken sweat in notching a 2-0 lead.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

The film hits its predictable highs and lows as the mismatched Owen and Emily get closer and romantic complications mount.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

What follows — the drained reserves, the mismatched oil, the strained grid and the price we all pay — is the fallout.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026

The FBI investigated as well and found applications with missing or mismatched information.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

The dining table was a riot of color, bright mismatched ceramic plates, some of them chipped at the edges, red wine goblets, deep blue napkins.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

"We find that user engagement increases when the national headquarters lead the production of content and the local accounts follow either by tweeting to a matching or mismatching audience, depending on timing in the operation."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2023

Flowers that bloom in early balmy weather run the risk of mismatching with their primary pollinators—such as hummingbirds or bees—which can follow non-climate-dependent cues such as day length.

From Scientific American ● Mar. 22, 2023

“The mismatching of financial market pricing and economic reality is both stark and stretched,” Bennett said.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 6, 2023

The Translation: If it seems a little too radical for real life, try a subtler version of mismatching, one that will jolt some energy into your current accessories without overpowering the rest of your outfit.

From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2018

Dear child! she wanted to help me,     I knew 'twas the best she could do;   But oh! what a botch she had made of it,     The gray mismatching the blue!

From The Spirit-Filled Life by John MacNeil