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irregularity

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


NOUN
a suspicious or illegal occurrence
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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

Transactions initially appeared to be completed correctly, but the irregularity was only discovered days later, when the payment platform transferred the actual amount paid to the affected company.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

An irregularity could get Marlowe fired, never mind that the camera also logged hours and hours of labor violations.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

During the trial last year, Le Pen denied she had committed "the slightest irregularity".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025

Every irregularity in the road hurt me clear through.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck