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mismatch

[mis-mach, mis-mach] / mɪsˈmætʃ, ˈmɪsˌmætʃ /


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This mismatch has prevented conventional stainless steel from being used effectively in some high voltage electrochemical applications.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

That mismatch may be a warning sign, since massive AI capex could put downward pressure on valuations if investors think that the spending is consuming too much cash without generating enough returns.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

This term has also revealed the profound philosophical mismatch between the court and the public.

From Slate Jul. 29, 2026

As your editorial notes, current levels lock homeowners in place, creating a mismatch problem.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

She was always a small woman, but her dialysis was forcing her to lose weight fast, and soon her short, gaunt frame was an almost comical mismatch with her husband’s bulk.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Since the public rolls don’t include voters’ unique identifiers, people at the lab also knew linking them to HSI’s data would produce mismatches — what the staffer called an “ungodly” number of false positives.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Semiconductor stocks have historically been cyclical, experiencing boom-and-bust phases from supply-demand mismatches.

From MarketWatch Apr. 29, 2026

Boxing has a long history of carefully constructed mismatches.

From BBC Feb. 24, 2026

“We were in the flow, the ball was moving and we got mismatches that we like,” Musselman said.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 17, 2026

In the absence of money, the economy stagnates, degenerates and, finally, collapses because of massive mismatches of supply and demand aggregates and of the types of goods and services on offer and demanded.

From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin

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

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

The challenge became even more difficult when matching and mismatched color words appeared together in the same list.

From Science Daily Jun. 10, 2026

“When you see that map, it’s a little bit mismatched and our team re-created that,” Maras says.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Many shared screenshots that appeared to show mismatched answer sheets and incorrect marking.

From BBC May 28, 2026

He and Lorena’s mom are the most mismatched couple in the world, because he’s fifteen years younger than she is, making him only ten years older than Lorena.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez

"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




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