mismatch

Example Sentences

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Oddly, Sengupta says, there is no similar expansion for state assemblies, "creating a mismatch: fast-growing states could gain more MPs without a corresponding rise in MLAs".

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The mismatch caused by the later timing of the holidays shortened the revenue recognition window in 1Q, they note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

This mismatch is known as the Hubble tension, and it has appeared repeatedly across independent studies.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

The mismatch among those prices and costs has prompted Gilead’s critics to accuse the company of placing profits before people.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

That’s because the opening phrase, at the age often, is attached to my father—an obvious mismatch.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner