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discordance

[dis-kawr-dns] / dɪsˈkɔr dns /


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The idea that anyone, even Infiniti’s plucky proto-guerilla, is special in a perpetual war against oppression is a minor discordance in the script, along with a small character’s moral turn that’s a bit too convenient.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2025

Testing for apoB rather than LDL-C could identify people who are at high risk due to this discordance.

From Seattle Times Jan. 8, 2024

I asked him about the discordance between his efforts of preservation and the ways people my age approach history.

From New York Times Oct. 12, 2021

Usually that discordance is taken to signal a psychological, rather than physical, issue.

From Slate Apr. 25, 2021

I pounded my unease into the keys, hoping the discordance would drive him away, but he held on.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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