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misalignment

American  
[mis-uh-lahyn-muhnt] / ˌmɪs əˈlaɪn mənt /

noun

  1. the act or result of misaligning.


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That marketing misalignment is “fixable,” analysts at UBS said.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

To model beam misalignment more realistically, they applied Rayleigh and Hoyt distributions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

A slight misalignment, or even a speck of oil from the technician’s hands, and the strands won’t join.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 1, 2026

"And I think the misalignment with how I'm playing right now and how I want to be playing is something that I just want to work on."

From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026

“Do you understand the long-term issues of a cross-country run like you’re planning? Muscle damage, oxidative stress, enlargement of the heart, knee damage, hip and pelvis misalignment, should I go on?”

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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