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disparity

[dih-spar-i-tee] / dɪˈspær ɪ ti /


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We need to be assured with specific examples of how a candidate will work to fix America for us: income disparity, job availability, affordability of living and retirement planning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

"What struck me most while scrolling through those toxic comment sections was the glaring disparity in how different women on that same lineup were treated," Front Row Feels wrote.

From BBC • May 29, 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

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 comparable disparity for whites in the United States is 8 percent.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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