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incompatible

[in-kuhm-pat-uh-buhl] / ˌɪn kəmˈpæt ə bəl /


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"Energy starvation as a coercive tool is incompatible with international human rights norms."

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Hollywood feels incompatible with Martel’s sophisticated, confrontational movies rooted in her country’s troubles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

They say their products allow large, often incompatible sets of data to be analysed and searched easily, including through the use of commercial AI systems.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Washington and Tehran have a history of making negotiations happen in the face of seemingly incompatible demands by quietly shelving some of the most contentious points.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Proper naked-eye observations of novae and comets could produce results incompatible with celestial-sphere astronomy, but these results were irrelevant to planetary predictions.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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