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disparity

[dih-spar-i-tee] / dɪˈspær ɪ ti /


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The families said it was only when they began getting together as a group that they had become aware of the disparity in support they had been offered.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

South Korea, one of the hottest stock markets in the world, accounts for the bulk of the disparity.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

The disparity was stark for ectopic pregnancy: The data indicate that the inappropriate provision of mifepristone to a woman with an ectopic pregnancy was between three and six times more likely with remote dispensing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

While quite obviously a joke about the couple’s age disparity, Melania tweeted that this was “hateful and violent rhetoric” for which ABC should punish him.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

The dream of ending the disparity seemed far away, of course, but Farmer was trying, struggling, to make Cange into a medical oasis, to prove that equality was possible one day.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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