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The court had applied Purcell inconsistently across cases, eventually expanding its application to redistricting cases, including Milligan and Callais.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

In the absence of clear state guidance, clerks proceeded inconsistently.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026

Firms which monitor web traffic say there are signs of the internet being used inconsistently, raising questions about who is able to connect, and under what conditions.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Yet fire safety watchdogs say the regulations are inconsistently enforced.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025

The remaining four proposed factors—war, centralized government, climate, and resource abundance—appear to act inconsistently: sometimes they stimulate technology, sometimes they inhibit it.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond