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Recent Examples of disparity This racial disparity is of great concern because preterm births are the leading cause of deathin children under the age of 5 years globally, and those who survive often face developmental disabilities. Melissa Noel, Essence, 16 Apr. 2025 Join 61 others in the comments View Comments Tariff disparities aren’t just between women and men. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Apr. 2025 Additionally, the report showed racial/ethnic disparities persist. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2025 Without these, those who secure early access to advanced AI tools will dominate the market, reinforcing disparities rather than leveling the playing field. Sam Sammane, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disparity
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Noun
  • But the truth is, neurological differences really are a superpower.
    As told to Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Upfront costs are also important and can make the difference for whether new power projects can be built, as the East Coast has seen lately.
    Erin Baker, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On April 11th, the Trump Administration sent a letter to Harvard University demanding an end to its diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in hiring, admissions, and programs.
    Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
  • The findings support the need for scientists to incorporate more diversity when crafting linguistic models, says Jixing Li, a linguist at City University Hong Kong, who was not involved in the new study.
    Gayoung Lee, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • By contrast, Lyon have progressed from their previous 11 semi-finals in this competition, going on to win eight of the resulting finals.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
  • By contrast, the lab origin hypothesis largely relies on the proximity of a research lab to the first cases, conjecture, and distrust of the Chinese government, which has not been forthcoming with information on the early days of the health crisis.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This effectively removes the distinction between mainstream and AI stacks.
    Dinesh Subhraveti, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • With his first career homer, Wilson earned the distinction of blasting the A’s first home run at Sutter Health Park, doing so in the March 31 home opener vs. the Seattle Mariners.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Disparity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disparity. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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