discrepancy

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To address the glaring discrepancy, the league established the “Rooney rule” in 2003, requiring teams to interview at least two minority candidates for head coach and other senior management vacancies.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The remaining discrepancy likely comes down mostly to the Pentagon’s method for tracking munition expenditures, which is based on how much munitions cost in the past rather than what they’ll cost in the future.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

After accounting for that price-level shock in their new model, the discrepancy between expected and real consumer sentiment—the “vibe gap,” as the authors call it—effectively closes.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

For decades, a puzzling discrepancy involving a tiny subatomic particle called the muon fueled speculation that physicists might be on the verge of discovering an entirely new force of nature.

From Science Daily • May 19, 2026

Madison’s prudent and silent intervention rescued Jefferson from the secessionist implications of his revolutionary principles and artfully concealed the huge discrepancy between their respective views of the Constitution.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis