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This sophisticated network is what can get the goods you order to your doorstop in hours, and it provides flexibility for workers who have irregular schedules such as college students and home caretakers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

But our local vet noted that this wasn’t the first they’d heard of this kind of thing—and that we should monitor our cats for any irregular behaviors, such as hiding or lack of appetite.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

But Antonio Benitez Ostos and Antonio Jesus Perez, of the Administrativando law firm, told AFP the court decision did not mean the border was "open" for irregular arrivals by sea.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Taiwan's steep and irregular terrain created another challenge.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Unfortunately, transits of Venus, as they are known, are an irregular occurrence.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Mr. Sharaa has relied on Sunni tribal irregulars to lead the advance into SDF-held areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 21, 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

On Sept. 12, 1919, 100 years to the day before his statue was unveiled, d’Annunzio led his company of black-clad rebel Italian soldiers and irregulars into the city of Fiume on the Adriatic coast.

From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2019

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

From Textbooks ● Oct. 13, 2016

When a small galaxy runs into a larger one face-on it can produce one of the loveliest of the rare irregulars, a ring galaxy thousands of light-years across, set against the velvet of intergalactic space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan