perversity
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In written submissions, Christopher Newman, representing Lowe, said the "substantive claim to judicial review alleges procedural unfairness in the processes of ICGS, as well as perversity and illegality".
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
“He spoke so fast that the amazing perversity of his arguments escaped undetected; what remains of them is a monument of ingenuity and insolence.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
“It is embarrassing that an athlete feels comfortable to commit such perversity as if all he achieved through sport will stop him from being punished.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
We weren’t going to get out of here without a Scandinavian mystery, and this one has the benefit of a strong female-led cast and an emphasis on human frailty rather than gritty perversity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Most annoyingly, her objections were not mere perversity: at this stage the embarrassing fact came out that my recollection of the water content of Rosy’s DNA samples could not be right.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
They were not civilized intellectuals “milking on their own perversities and brutalities.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2022
To an unusual extent, his rise and fall also spoke to the peculiar warps and perversities of that era.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 2, 2017
Doing so would help tackle one of the perversities of the illegal timber trade: An abundance of stolen timber depresses prices, slashes margins and can deter investing in better due diligence of their wood supplies.
From Reuters ● Aug. 19, 2012
Ireland's record in Cardiff since they won the triple crown in the Welsh capital in 1985 is one of international rugby's perversities: nine victories, one draw and one defeat, in 2005.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 11, 2011
Yet not even his brilliant perversities can sadden the joyous atmosphere; it is only made the more enjoyable by force of contrast.
From An Introduction to Shakespeare by H. N. MacCracken
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