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irregularity

[ih-reg-yuh-lar-i-tee] / ɪˌrɛg jəˈlær ɪ ti /


NOUN
a suspicious or illegal occurrence
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The port main engine also "tripped" out - an automatic shutdown when the safety systems detect an irregularity such as unusual gas pressure.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

But global development has also been hampered due to the irregularity of research results.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

Tam said Odora’s spadix was a developmental irregularity, but emphasized the plant remains healthy.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2026

"The examination of the documents confirmed doubts about the irregularity of the flag being flown," the prefecture said.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

So terrified was I that some irregularity would interfere with enlistment—some unforeseen objection—I perhaps answered with too great an exactitude, too punctilious a range of detail—desperate for approbation.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

She had suffered a "substantial" miscarriage of justice, they said, alleging a litany of irregularities and the misuse of evidence during the trial.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

The chief minister told reporters that "many shocking facts are emerging" as part of the CID's investigation into the exam irregularities but did not give more details, saying that "the matter is under investigation".

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

By late July, as Hearn’s defense counsel moved for release of the grand jury transcripts to expose glaring prosecutorial irregularities, Pirro’s case collapsed.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

But the local government separately ordered the project to cease operations, citing licensing irregularities.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

As to which came first, the malignancy or the disturbance of the chromosomes, these workers say without hesitation that “the chromosomal irregularities precede the malignancy.”

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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