incongruity
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“Snake Men,” told with delightful humor and insight, takes readers on a journey through incongruity: amateur scientists, professional pique and the insatiable human drive to name everything, everywhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“That incongruity can cause stress in a relationship.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
This incongruity between cosmopolitan appearance and fundamentalist message is central to their popularity.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025
The incongruity of the lyrics and the peppy melody convey the pain she was experiencing at the height of her career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 19, 2024
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
Yet these seeming incongruities of musical life are what fascinate the most.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 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
Mr. Randolph smiled behind his mask at the striking incongruities on every hand: Queen Elizabeth and Mr. Micawber; Cardinal Richelieu and a Pierrette; a Clown dancing attendance on Marie Antoinette.
From The Chase of the Golden Plate by Jacques Futrelle
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