discrepancy
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The BBC has contacted the White House for comment about the discrepancy.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
That discrepancy aside, this family — staying within standard spending guidelines — spends 90% of their income on taxes and needs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
That could mean that one problematic ballot in a mailing of 10,000 prevents the other 9,999 from being sent until the discrepancy is resolved and the batch checked again.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
That discrepancy ought to be a warning for banks involved, especially since China purchases roughly 90% of Iran’s exported oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
As usual, there was a discrepancy between the amount of chocolates reported as sold and the actual money received.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
This may account for the discrepancies between data shared by Goepfert and SentimenTrader.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
But this online data also shows discrepancies, with a gap of 20,000 between the lowest and highest estimates of missing people.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
God forbid that comes true, but if it does, this record is proof that Madonna is her discrepancies: She is this, and she is also that.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
These hidden features may help explain discrepancies that have puzzled researchers studying dinosaur growth.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
Because of this response, and other discrepancies in her evidence, the magistrate dismissed the case.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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