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Recent Examples of deviance
This shift undermines the association of cannabis with criminality or deviance.
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Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Jeffrey’s confrontation of the deeply disturbing underbelly of his seemingly quintessential hometown, with its idyllic exterior glorifying the American Dream, mirrors the tension between repression and indulgence, normalcy and deviance.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
But this doesn’t erase their gender deviance, merely complicates it.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Jeffrey’s confrontation of the deeply disturbing underbelly of his seemingly quintessential hometown, with its idyllic exterior glorifying the American Dream, mirrors the tension between repression and indulgence, normalcy and deviance.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
But this doesn’t erase their gender deviance, merely complicates it.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviance
Noun
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The retailers’ stock market performances reflect their sharp divergence in sales results.—
Melissa Repko,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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That’s where that divergence really grew throughout the twenty-twenties.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
17 Feb. 2026
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The discrepancy in how people view AI has perhaps never been so apparent as this past week, after a viral essay from an AI CEO and investor claimed the tech is coming for any job that involves sitting in front of a computer.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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This board member discovered discrepancies in the accounting and financial records.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Persistent disparities in health outcomes, housing stability, educational attainment and wealth are structural and long-standing.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2026
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To maintain its position as a fair, competitive, and reliable supplier to international manufacturing markets, Turkey will need to address persistent gender pay disparities within its workforce.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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The dissimilarities between these two historic figures included their respective backgrounds.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The researchers found a small increase in occupational dissimilarity compared to older graduates, which could reflect early AI effects but also could just as easily be attributed to labor market trends, including employers’ and job-seekers’ reactions to noise about AI replacing workers.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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At a time of mounting concern over the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley — dominated by white men — Jackson successfully pressured Uber to release demographic data showing its staff was overwhelmingly male.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Some leaders, producers and directors were not amused by Goldberg, saying her remarks were insulting and dismissive of a serious fight to gain diversity within the motion picture industry.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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It's even found in the quiet, calming oases that is this city's epic hotel scene, a wonderful contrast to the heaving and exhilarating urban energy beyond its grand doors.—
Chris Schalkx,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Feb. 2026
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The black dial shows off Roman numerals on the top half and Arabic numerals on the bottom, a distinct look designed to be legible even in dark conditions thanks to that contrast.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2026
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The difference between boys aged 10 and 12 compared to 13 and 14 is huge.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2026
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What the files do seem to confirm, though, is the conspiracy theorist’s view of an elite stratosphere, where normal rules don’t apply, everyone knows each other, and ideological differences are subsumed to self-interested motives.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
14 Feb. 2026
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Across all participants, body mass index stood out as one of the strongest drivers of oral microbial variation, suggesting the microbiome of the mouth may reflect a broader metabolic state.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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When a species is reduced to just a few hundred individuals, maintaining healthy genetic variation becomes one of the most important challenges conservationists face.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Deviance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviance. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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