discrepancy
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That discrepancy seems small at first, but it grows steadily over time.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
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
This troubling discrepancy was–and continues to be–mostly ignored.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
The software used to review the electoral rolls flagged certain family details—such as a person who has five siblings or more—as discrepancies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Bringing any discrepancies — which are more common than you’d think — to the provider’s attention can be a good way to open the conversation for negotiation.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 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
A Labour MP has been cleared of breaching Parliament's expenses rules after an investigation into apparent discrepancies over accommodation and travel found he was "careful with spending public money".
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
These nature-nurture discrepancies were addressed in a 1998 book by a little-known textbook author named Judith Rich Harris.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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