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irregularity

[ih-reg-yuh-lar-i-tee] / ɪˌrɛg jəˈlær ɪ ti /


NOUN
a suspicious or illegal occurrence
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"The examination of the documents confirmed doubts about the irregularity of the flag being flown," the prefecture said.

From Barron's Jun. 1, 2026

Here, the very irregularity of the interior environment, including the concrete surfaces — richer and more textured than I expected — heightened my alertness.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 22, 2026

Still, in our endless chase of machined refinement, I think we’re missing the value of human irregularity.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

The irregularity of student finance payments made it difficult to budget, which Denby said often caused her to rely on an overdraft alongside income from a part-time job.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2026

As she drew nearer, an irregularity in the surface of the ancient glass foreshortened her image and she confronted the child of fifteen years before.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The letter states that the irregularities detected indicate “non-compliance with the drivers testing criteria required by the California Vehicle Code” and that, as a result, the license was issued in error.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Mr. Petro immediately raised doubts about the outcome, citing unspecified irregularities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

UN special rapporteurs Dr Alice Edwards and Mai Sato said proceedings against Lindsay and Craig Foreman, from East Sussex, had been marked by grave irregularities.

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Indian police tightened security in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of a protest by the satirical "Cockroach People's Party", over alleged irregularities in major examinations.

From Barron's Jun. 6, 2026

What Lifshitz and Khalatnikov did was to study models of the universe that were roughly like Friedmann’s models but took account of the irregularities and random velocities of galaxies in the real universe.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking




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