disparate

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Under fair lending laws, companies are not allowed to enact policies that would have disparate impacts on certain groups of customers, such as people of a particular race or gender.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

Never — and this includes the Dodgers’ time in bankruptcy court — have the fates of the two Los Angeles franchises been so disparate.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

What’s more, she argues, Alibaba is trading at a conglomerate discount and could be worth more if investors truly appreciated the value in its disparate businesses.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Jarvis said volunteers often would not meet again until a real life callout "so it is bringing all of these people from very disparate backgrounds together to achieve something really quite amazing".

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

And the disparate literature of the colored tribes.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead