mismatched

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The cold-storage industry is coping with mismatched supply and demand following a period of frenzied construction and leasing during the Covid-19 pandemic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

In September, auditors found that California was not in compliance with federal rules and later ordered the state to revoke more than 17,000 licenses due to the mismatched expiration dates.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

As a result, cutting rates while shrinking the balance sheet are not just mismatched in how they affect financial conditions, but also in the time frames over which they work.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

To produce these unusual effects, the researchers intentionally combined two compounds that are chemically similar but structurally mismatched.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

Cat folded the mismatched socks together and held them up.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn