perverse
Example Sentences
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This could have the perverse effect of preventing the deployment of renewables even when they are cheaper than, and superior to, fossil fuels.
Monday’s verdict may be perverse good news in that Mr. Lai was never going to be released until the trial was over.
Rather, it is likely a combination of perverse incentives and suboptimal policies.
From Barron's
Reed highlighted the "perverse incentives" in the current system, which he said were encouraging families to cross the Channel in small boats.
From BBC
PBMs have perverse incentives to discriminate against the sick in favor of the healthy.
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