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Recent Examples of discrepancy Neither figure could be independently verified, and authorities did not explain the discrepancy. ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 The prosecution noted some discrepancies in the crash report that Parks wrote. Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 However, a more detailed examination of its competitive landscape uncovers a significant discrepancy. Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Experts expect the case to cast a spotlight on discrepancies between what Meta leaders said in public versus in private about their products and those products' effects on minors. John Ruwitch, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for discrepancy
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Noun
  • Those ideas say some people are superior to others, and the inequality that exists in the world around us reflects those innate differences, and inequality is a good thing, and a necessary thing, and the only real way to organize social life.
    John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Recent sales data suggest shoppers are responding to the price difference.
    Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • How can the sense of an absolute union of all matter be reconciled with the endless multiplicity and distinctness of it?
    Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • However, a few hours with Air Riders reveals the nuance and depth of its gameplay, the distinctness of this flavor of racing game and its sensory, chaotic, and strategic appeal.
    Ryan Gaur, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • America is the ultimate answer to the pogrom, and to the emancipation Europe offered on the condition of relinquishing Jewish ethnic and cultural distinctiveness.
    Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • In a portfolio of consumer brands, each brand's value lies substantially in its distinctiveness.
    Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • Historically a safe haven, the Vineyard is now seen as the epicenter for changing the narrative on diversity, showcasing Black and Brown Americans as the backbone of the nation's economy and future.
    Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Gonzalez appeared at a contentious July congressional hearing in which the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History director, Anthea Hartig, was grilled on matters of diversity, equity, and inclusion in its programming.
    Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Discrepancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/discrepancy. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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