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Recent Examples of disparity Some of those grants supported research into health equity, racial disparities, vaccine hesitancy, and maternal health in minority communities, the NYT noted. ArsTechnica, 17 June 2025 In 2023, homeownership rates in the greater Houston area revealed significant disparities: approximately 72% of White and Asian American households owned their homes, compared to 55% of Hispanic households and just 42% of Black households. Lenwood V. Long, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 There are four men’s matches on those days, compared to three for the women’s event, but the pricing disparity is intentional. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 15 June 2025 Florida is one of the national epicenters of new HIV infections and has some of the deepest racial disparities of HIV in the country. Tristan Schukraft, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for disparity
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Noun
  • What’s the difference between a virtual safety car and an actual safety car?
    Sean Gregory, Time, 27 June 2025
  • But the difference between Ford’s high-end and low-end truck models, for instance, illustrates why focusing on expensive vehicles with lower volume makes more sense than the opposite.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard effectively ends affirmative action in college admissions, threatening workplace diversity efforts.
    Sonari Glinton, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Population diversity continues to spread beyond Mecklenburg County, specifically within the Hispanic community in the suburbs, new census estimates show.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • In contrast, Studicata uses AI to craft case briefs quickly and cost-effectively.
    Rhiannon Frater, USA Today, 18 June 2025
  • In contrast, frequent but shallow irrigation leads to shallow root growth and lawns that are more susceptible to drought stress.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Stein elaborates, drawing a distinction between highly skilled white-collar migrants, people including Alexander Hamilton, Albert Einstein and Elon Musk, and those who would in his view take jobs away from American low-wage workers.
    Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 23 June 2025
  • Cardinals first baseman Wilson Contreras struck out four times Saturday in St. Louis’ 6-5 win over the Reds and earned a special distinction.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2025

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“Disparity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disparity. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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