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discrepancy

[dih-skrep-uhn-see] / dɪˈskrɛp ən si /


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“The discrepancy between the honorable conduct expected of federal prosecutors and DOJ’s tactics in this case is unsettling,” McElroy wrote.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

However, the Korean shares cannot be converted into ADRs, preventing arbitrage by exploiting the discrepancy.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

Verizon agreed to pay BT an equalization payment—a settlement made to balance a financial discrepancy between two parties—of $625 million.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

That discrepancy suggested that a more detailed explanation was needed.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

And the documents revealed a vast discrepancy between what government officials had been saying publicly and what they knew to be true.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Property, the largest concentration of global wealth, is overvalued by up to 50%, using price-to-affordability metrics, although there are significant locational discrepancies.

From MarketWatch Jul. 9, 2026

God forbid that comes true, but if it does, this record is proof that Madonna is her discrepancies: She is this, and she is also that.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2026

A Labour MP has been cleared of breaching Parliament's expenses rules after an investigation into apparent discrepancies over accommodation and travel found he was "careful with spending public money".

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The risk of seeing such stark GPA discrepancies on transcripts would make it untenable for students to demand higher grades.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 16, 2026

Physically, there was very little indication that anything was happening at all—they were too clever for that—but even the tiny discrepancies that squeaked through their guard I met with a kind of willful blindness.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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