diverge

Example Sentences

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In this single lake, more than 800 species have emerged from a shared ancestor in far less time than it took humans and chimpanzees to diverge.

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Typically, hedge fund equity and credit strategies aren’t structurally related, and their correlations can significantly diverge.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Women and men start off relatively equal when they enter the workforce, but within a few years, their earning paths diverge.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

Trump suggest that Kagan and Jackson increasingly diverge not merely in their tactical relationship to the court as an institution.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Now this is where the stories offered by the boy and the State begin to diverge slightly.

From "Twelve Angry Men" by Reginald Rose