disparity
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I don’t think you are doomed, but nor do I have tips or tricks — except to say that if you don’t talk about it, this economic disparity will become bigger than both of you.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
By 2019, that disparity had fallen to less than 3 to 1.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Fitzpatrick said research showed children from working class backgrounds tended to be "educationally further ahead" than their peers from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, and argued the education minister's plans would widen this disparity.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The disparity reflects unequal access to diagnosis and treatment.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 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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The UK government said they were "working to address disparities in provision" and have pledged more than £1bn in dedicated funding over the next three years to improve support to rural victims.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
And she said the racial disparities in SAT results are seen in other standardized measures of academic knowledge and reflect of the nation’s inequalities in K-12 education rather than a specific problem with the SAT.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Our article shows that racial health disparities come from both differences in exposure to environmental stressors and different underlying vulnerability stemming from, for instance, genetics or access to healthcare.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rather than flattening payroll disparities, however, the gap between high-spending teams and small-market clubs has created a gaping chasm over the past three decades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
But as I pushed through the door into the skylit guest house I was aware of the disparities.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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