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Recent Examples of imparity
For nearly two decades, enrollment of women at the University of Tokyo has hovered around 20 percent, an imparity that extends across many top colleges.
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Motoko Rich, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2019
Motoko Rich, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imparity
Noun
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As natural resource constraints, environmental degradation and economic inequality intensify, tech and business leaders have a critical role to play in shaping the future of supply chains.—
Megan Brewster,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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But Tocqueville’s shrewder observation is that rising legal and economic equality indirectly produces social inequality as the dominant class is forced to confront the prospect of forfeiting its dominance.—
Andrea Long Chu,
Vulture,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The trust fund used to make up the difference between what workers are paying in and what Social Security pays out in benefits is projected to run out of money in nine years.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Most polls show a couple of percentage points’ difference among them, with the preferences for each sitting near the 20% mark.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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After raising the discrepancy, he was assured the missing wages would be added to his next check.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Researchers attribute the discrepancy to toxic smoke exposure, which can worsen heart and lung conditions and trigger fatal complications far from the fire zone.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One angle on this disparity or dispute would be to nail down what the meaning and scope of therapy and psychotherapy encompass.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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In part, that disparity comes from how states and cities without sanctuary policies respond to ICE detainer requests.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The number and diversity of immigrants have served to fuel economic growth and contribute to some of the uniqueness that makes America a great and special nation.—
Boston Herald,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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Since then, she’s used her foundation and myriad books to help promote diversity and inclusion across the ballet world.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This divergence underpins the tug-of-war between technical and fundamental forces, with the S&P 500 stuck in a tight range after posting its longest streak of tranquility in two years in July.—
Jessica Menton,
Fortune,
10 Aug. 2025
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However, while the comics on which The Sandman is based had the luxury of divergence, the TV series had to keep Tom Sturridge’s Dream at its center.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Lose your only Harmonizer, and a small disagreement can turn into a productivity-killing feud.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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What started as a financial disagreement quickly turned into a tense family standoff.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
People.com,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Imparity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imparity. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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