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Incongruities emerge, and not just visual ones.For instance: in 1878, nine years after its invention, a sales brochure promoted celluloid as salvation.

From The Guardian • Feb. 12, 2012

Melding Incongruities, as Only Those With a History Can The guitarist John Abercrombie takes a measured, self-possessed approach to improvisation, so much so that it’s easy to underestimate the considerable chance taking in his playing.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2010

Incongruities, contradictions and disagreements from the History of Tacitus.—V.

From Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century by Ross, John Wilson

Incongruities, contradictions and disagreements from the  History of Tacitus.

From Tacitus and Bracciolini The Annals Forged in the XVth Century by Ross, John Wilson

And yet, Incongruities having recognised themselves to be incongruous, something must be made of it.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas