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mismatch

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


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"We were finding a mismatch between the temperature of the tropical Pacific and the impacts," said Becker about the old index.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

This was an article about knitting, and this mismatch was immediately called out.

From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2026

The current variant, H3N2 subclade K, appears similar to last year’s strain and is included in this year’s vaccine, reducing concern about a major mismatch between the vaccine and the flu strain, Chin-Hong said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The Financial Times reported that the mismatch was due to OpenAI investors trying to directly compare its annualized revenues with rival Anthropic, which determines this number differently.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The growing spatial mismatch of jobs had a profound impact on African Americans trapped in ghettos.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

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

He has the size and physicality of a tight end, which creates mismatches with smaller cornerbacks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

At institutional funds, by comparison, there aren’t frequent windows for investors to exit, which prevents mismatches between their assets and obligations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 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

Millions of voters have also been flagged for additional scrutiny after the ECI used automated systems to detect what they described as "logical discrepancies", including mismatched names and inconsistencies in family details.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The film stars James Rottger and Elle Watson as Cameron and Eilidh - mismatched flatmates who face the prospect of parenthood after a one-night stand.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 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

And then she spotted something familiar, draped over the back of one of the mismatched kitchen chairs: Izzy’s jacket.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

"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

Ms Angell did forensic work into the mismatching thread and bullet holes in Ms Bullwinkel's nurse's uniform.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2019

I mark the ground in squares of one rod and plant in every other crossing, mismatching to make the trees zigzag.

From The Apple by Various


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