disparity
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The disparity is fueling inequality to a degree that may be closer to the Gilded Age of the late 1800s than the inflationary 1970s, says Swonk.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
League spokesman Glen Caplin called that disparity “the biggest issue we need to solve next to continue to grow the game.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
"What struck me most while scrolling through those toxic comment sections was the glaring disparity in how different women on that same lineup were treated," Front Row Feels wrote.
From BBC • May 29, 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
Fryer came to wonder: is distinctive black culture a cause of the economic disparity between blacks and whites or merely a reflection of it?
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
Vocabulary lists containing disparity
Grade 9, List 5
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This Week in Words: September 29 - October 5, 2018
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