perverse
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Ma Moe San Pan's case highlights a grim mutation of the junta's mandatory conscription laws: mounting pressure from the higher levels of the regime has created perverse incentives further down the chain of command.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
“You’re creating this perverse incentive that suddenly impacts all agents, because that’s the system that they work with because they’re reliant on a commission.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
That sort of bad art is thin gruel compared to really bad art: works that are ethically perverse, immoral or debauched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Maybe someday we’ll have leaders who understand the internet and the importance of avoiding perverse incentives.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
I had found all sorts of ways to incite a quarrel between Phil and Gay, which gave me a perverse satisfaction—until Phil lost his usual cool and stormed out to his workshop.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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