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chasm

[kaz-uhm] / ˈkæz əm /


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She decided that a 29-point deficit in the second half was simply too wide of a chasm to overcome, even for a Knicks team in the middle of a magical playoff run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The clearest manifestation is the chasm in per capita gross domestic product: $94,400 in the U.S., according to the International Monetary Fund, compared with $65,300 in Germany, $61,000 in the U.K. and $52,000 in France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

It is through language that we, as humans, traverse the chasm separating us from one another.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

Some of those eagerly sought to enlighten their charges, while a few others grew to see – or claimed to see – an unbridgeable chasm between the ivory tower and mass cultural aspiration.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

She stepped to the edge of the chasm.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan




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