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incongruity

noun as in discrepancy

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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.

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Yet these seeming incongruities of musical life are what fascinate the most.

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This incongruity between cosmopolitan appearance and fundamentalist message is central to their popularity.

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But longtime Mexico City denizens point out incongruities: the prevalence of palm trees, misnamed or nonexistent institutions, a court scene with a jury even though criminal jury trials do not exist here.

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Through tears, she noted the incongruity of the moment.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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