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discrepancy

[dih-skrep-uhn-see] / dɪˈskrɛp ən si /


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The experiments resolved the melting temperature discrepancy, but they produced a different answer to the question raised by the Sandia results.

From Science Daily Aug. 20, 2026

That’s the third-largest discrepancy in the big leagues.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

That discrepancy has caused widespread frustration, with many New Yorkers accusing the city of taking a sloppy approach and lacking transparency about how they decided which properties were subject to the tax.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

“The discrepancy between the honorable conduct expected of federal prosecutors and DOJ’s tactics in this case is unsettling,” McElroy wrote.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

This discrepancy between evolutionary success and individual suffering is perhaps the most important lesson we can draw from the Agricultural Revolution.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Property, the largest concentration of global wealth, is overvalued by up to 50%, using price-to-affordability metrics, although there are significant locational discrepancies.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 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

According to the researchers, the discrepancies were even larger in some locations.

From Science Daily Jun. 18, 2026

Heather's family has seen first-hand that discrepancies exist between English health trusts too.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

That accounts for some of the discrepancies that readers may note between this book’s dates and those quoted in some standard reference books on early food production.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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