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irregular

[ih-reg-yuh-ler] / ɪˈrɛg jə lər /




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Some research has found that consuming them can lead to health problems, including irregular heartbeats and high blood pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Is there a smart way to manage an irregular income without feeling like every financial decision is a gamble?

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Some irregular food items such as chicken and pig were also detected in the samples, suggesting that wolves are also scavenging from human waste disposal sites.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

Conventional patch type hemostatic products are widely used in medicine, but their flat design makes them difficult to apply to deep, irregular, or complex wounds.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

So in building models we would postulate that the sugar-phosphate backbone was very regular, and the order of bases of necessity very irregular.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Of the distinct combats that historians have identified, more than 90% were not primarily fought by formally organized regular troops but instead involved district militias and other irregulars, including Native American warriors.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

According to Mr. Adkins, a company of South Vietnamese irregulars defected when the battle looked bleakest and began firing on their former comrades from inside the camp.

From Washington Post Apr. 19, 2020

At age 13, Jackson fought with irregulars in the American Revolution and was captured by the British.

From New York Times Mar. 15, 2017

A small percentage of galaxies with more disorganized shapes are classified as irregulars.

From Textbooks Oct. 13, 2016

Other clusters with a far more disordered geometry have, comparatively, many more spirals and irregulars.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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