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disparity

[dih-spar-i-tee] / dɪˈspær ɪ ti /


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The disparity has fed repeated episodes of rumours that Mistral could be taken over by a foreign player.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

He highlighted a central finding of the report on the disparity between the amount of money spent on supporting young people on benefits and how much goes into state-funded programmes to help them into work.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The disparity was stark for ectopic pregnancy: The data indicate that the inappropriate provision of mifepristone to a woman with an ectopic pregnancy was between three and six times more likely with remote dispensing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

While quite obviously a joke about the couple’s age disparity, Melania tweeted that this was “hateful and violent rhetoric” for which ABC should punish him.

From Slate • May 2, 2026

The sole Native Americans able to resist European conquest for many centuries were those tribes that reduced the military disparity by acquiring and mastering both horses and guns.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond




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