perverse
Example Sentences
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Rather, it is likely a combination of perverse incentives and suboptimal policies.
From Barron's
A few years ago I wrote a column about whether the light-up signs mounted over highways — they’re known as dynamic message signs — have the perverse effect of causing delays.
From Washington Post
Elsewhere in the report, MPs point to a "perverse" trend of apprenticeships being handed out to older, more qualified adults, as opposed to young people seeking industry experience.
From BBC
They describe it as a system of "perverse incentives".
From BBC
“To reduce emissions efficiently, perverse subsidies for fossil fuels that exist now must be removed and there should be no new coal,” said Raitzer.
From Seattle Times
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