incompatible
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"Energy starvation as a coercive tool is incompatible with international human rights norms."
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
The idea that access to a source should come with conditions that compromise editorial integrity is fundamentally incompatible with how journalism operates.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
State Bar Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona said in a statement that the ruling “underscores that Mr. Eastman’s misconduct was incompatible with the standards of integrity required of every California attorney.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The panel concluded this amounted to a deliberate act of dishonesty, and said his conduct had been intentional and incompatible with the standards expected of a police officer.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
It was incompatible with the teaching of Archimedes, who was available in Latin from the twelfth century, and argued that objects float only if they are lighter than the water they displace.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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