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

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

These have a remarkable decisiveness, an absolute authority and control, free of wobbling or any irregularity.

From The Wall Street Journal May 27, 2026

The irregularity of student finance payments made it difficult to budget, which Denby said often caused her to rely on an overdraft alongside income from a part-time job.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

An irregularity could get Marlowe fired, never mind that the camera also logged hours and hours of labor violations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2025

Looking at it, it is perfectly clear that the terminator is irregular, but this irregularity is what information scientists call ‘noise’: it makes no sense and conveys no information.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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

Dislocations are microscopic irregularities in a crystal where atoms are no longer aligned in a perfectly ordered pattern.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

But outrage over alleged exam irregularities soon turned it into an unlikely rallying point for broader frustrations over unemployment, failing institutions and political indifference.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

To create these images, cave artists used charcoal to outline irregularities in the walls of coves that suggested forms from nature.

From "The Annotated Mona Lisa" by Carol Strickland and John Boswell




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