discrepancy
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That result eliminated one possible explanation for the discrepancy, but it did not solve the larger mystery.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
“You are able to identify a discrepancy in prices between regions or across timings,” he said, adding, “You can make enormous amounts of money.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Employment experts say that part of that discrepancy may be due to the personal touch a real person can add to their résumé that AI just can’t provide on its own.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
The controversy arose from the fact that there was a 77-centimetre discrepancy between the officially measured distance of the pit lane and the real shortest route a driver could legally take.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
I’d thought the discrepancy was something to do with his shoes.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
The investigation found discrepancies in the number of children in Mathewson's care and the number of children she was seen with on multiple occasions.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
History also gives physicists a reason to pay attention to tiny discrepancies.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
This may account for the discrepancies between data shared by Goepfert and SentimenTrader.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 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
However, the existence of dark matter is widely accepted because it explains the discrepancies found between the mass of large astronomical objects and their gravitational effect.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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