incongruity
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Owens understands that this incongruity between Kirk’s ideology and behavior unsettles people.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
“That incongruity can cause stress in a relationship.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
“I can see that happening. It’s not urgent,” he said, pointing out the incongruity of the ask when “you have more oil than almost anyone else.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025
Through tears, she noted the incongruity of the moment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2025
Perhaps it was just the incongruity of seeing him aloft and stricken, since he was by nature someone who carried others.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
Technical strategists see incongruities like this as a sign that the index’s strength has been predicated, somewhat precariously, on the success of a minority of its stocks, making it more vulnerable to adverse developments.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
And when we point out incongruities or inefficiencies in these policies, we’re told: No, you’re inefficient and lazy.
From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025
The incongruities in park guidelines and messaging stretch back to the post-town-hall banning of tripods from the prairie.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
He had a temperament perfectly suited for documenting the incongruities of the city at the turn of the century.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2023
We have arrived at an age when striking contrasts and seeming incongruities cease to startle and offend.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 by Various
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