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divergent

[dih-vur-juhnt, dahy-] / dɪˈvɜr dʒənt, daɪ- /


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Their divergent expectations weren’t evidence of political bias, according to this narrative, but of honest intellectual disagreements about economic strategy.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Most of that was Verstappen overtaking other cars, albeit a small number pitted out of his way on divergent strategies.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Uncertainty, divergent sector returns and high index concentration make active investment management more valuable.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

If various “iterations” of Pangram produce such divergent results, why should anyone have confidence in the tool’s reliability?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It was hitting us both, I assumed, that there were perhaps important things we hadn’t discussed, that we had perhaps divergent views on whether this was a temporary farewell or an outright, geographically induced breakup.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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