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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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Confusing a congressional edict to end segregation with DEI policies that have no genesis in the Black Civil Rights movement to end Jim Crow is historically ignorant, disrespectful, and harmful to the urgent need to focus on resolving continuing racial inequalities in public education.—
Raymond Pierce,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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But deep inequality is widening, including in Silicon Valley, where inequality has grown at twice the clip of the rest of the U.S. Plus, President Donald Trump’s steep tariffs are expected to hammer local businesses small and large alike, should the president keep them in place.—
Grant Stringer,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Shoppers are not expected to see a difference at the supermarket checkout line since the new law just shifts collection of the revenue.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Ana’s guilt creates a need to iron out differences with her mother and receive her blessing — but that’s not likely.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Their compensation packages included their earnings before they were elevated to the co-CEO roles, and the discrepancies between them reflect the differences in the divisions of the company that each oversees.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Apr. 2025
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Many students learned of their record terminations only after school officials discovered discrepancies during routine checks.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Detroit’s trademark physicality disrupted the Knicks, and a dramatic disparity in free-throw attempts only compounded the problem.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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That disparity has sparked talk that the have-nots could gang up on the three richest clubs to lock out players when the current Basic Agreement between labor and management expires on Dec. 1, 2026.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In February, Trump fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr., a champion of racial diversity in the military, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The Crown’s offensive diversity — featuring 10 different goal scorers this season — proved ineffective against New England’s tactical discipline.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Apr. 2025
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There is a growing divergence between what is good for business and what is good for major wealth owners.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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But the cultural nuances in this case (along with potential health issues) make the championing of this particular divergence less than winning.—
Valerie Monroe,
Allure,
28 Mar. 2025
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Leaders who create space for disagreement without judgment build greater trust, psychological safety and strategic cohesion.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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In video shared by The Associated Press, Grassley faces a room of Iowans who are at times shouting in disagreement about some of the Trump administration's policies.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Imparity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imparity. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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