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out of kilter









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A plant with an out of kilter circadian clock will only grow to half the size of a normal plant under laboratory conditions.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2023

Does that not point out that planning by the Pentagon could be out of kilter with reality for future conflicts?

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023

But it also knocked supply and demand out of kilter as never before.

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2022

Ian Price, director of CBI Wales, said employers were already putting up wages so the increase was "not out of kilter".

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2022

In the second quarter, he lined up and saw the Cooper secondary once again out of kilter.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger