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diverge

[dih-vurj, dahy-] / dɪˈvɜrdʒ, daɪ- /




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In the elementary school years, their trajectories diverge.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

As chromosome mixing accumulates over time, lineages continue to diverge.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

There are lots of reasons the numbers can diverge.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Lilly and Novo’s strategies have continued to diverge.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

But her family was better off than his, and every now and then their views diverge on money.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

Martin’s books may recognize that this diverges from the written version of Westeros lore.

From Salon Jun. 24, 2026

In fact, Wilson argues that his view of a broadening in earnings growth and market leadership diverges from the Wall Street consensus.

From Barron's May 13, 2026

Norton, the showrunner of Netflix’s “Finding Her Edge,” said much of that show’s plot diverges from Jennifer Iacopelli’s novel.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2026

But this is where history diverges with expectations: After such a strong stretch, an analysis by Dow Jones Market Data shows that the average return for the following calendar year was just 4.6%.

From MarketWatch Dec. 28, 2025

From West Point westward, the road diverges to the Cemetery, overlooking Camptown, where the soldiers are quartered, Washington's Valley, a little beyond, Constitution Island, the Foundry, and the village of Cold Spring.

From Guide to West Point, and the U.S. Military Academy by Various

Those projections, and accompanying transcripts, show a policymaker whose views on inflation diverged from those of his colleagues as the 2007-09 crisis receded.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

She and I have diverged a lot over the years, but her voice is still strong and clear in my ear, and I’ve had so much fun writing for her again.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

Rules diverged and were not globally standardised to seven-a-side until 1960.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

So far, Micron’s earnings-estimate momentum has diverged for two quarters.

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

My life had diverged from my sister’s, and it felt as though there was no common ground between us.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

But as the artificial-intelligence trade progresses, these megacap tech stocks are increasingly diverging in performance.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

Could two of California’s biggest cities be diverging?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

In Tuesday's outlook will we continue to see diverging possibilities for early September, or will there be more clarity on the most likely outcome?

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

If I were on patrol to figure out where online subcultures were diverging from political reality, I’d start there.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

And that seemed to be where she and her parents were diverging.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi




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