perverse
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But I loved it as a child, as I’ve said, and not wanting to be on that magical box I was so obsessed with would have seemed perverse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Ma Moe San Pan's case highlights a grim mutation of the junta's mandatory conscription laws: mounting pressure from the higher levels of the regime has created perverse incentives further down the chain of command.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Militaries worldwide have long struggled with perverse incentives to falsify what’s actually happening on the battlefield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
We had used $5,500 as our year-end target but lowered it to $5,000 after gold’s perverse performance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
“Jo March, you are perverse enough to provoke a saint! You don’t intend to make calls in that state, I hope,” cried Amy, surveying her with amazement.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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