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diverge

[dih-vurj, dahy-] / dɪˈvɜrdʒ, daɪ- /




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But it demonstrated how quietly prices can diverge when the shopper sees only the number assigned to her.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

The market can show “little mercy when expectations and reported figures diverge, and AI-related stocks quickly began to show cracks,” Lee added.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

ADP's data is closely monitored ahead of official employment numbers due Friday, although the reports can diverge.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

In the elementary school years, their trajectories diverge.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

After half a million years ago, the human populations of Africa and western Eurasia proceeded to diverge from each other and from East Asian populations in skeletal details.

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

In fact, Wilson argues that his view of a broadening in earnings growth and market leadership diverges from the Wall Street consensus.

From Barron's ● May 13, 2026

Norton, the showrunner of Netflix’s “Finding Her Edge,” said much of that show’s plot diverges from Jennifer Iacopelli’s novel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

The scene, like much of the film, diverges from her novel.

From Salon ● Jan. 14, 2026

For lawmakers, the effort diverges from much of the past two decades, when billions of dollars flowed into China’s tech sector from U.S. venture-capital firms, pension funds and endowments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025

The stomach often diverges from the normal in size, shape and position.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

Tech firms diverged Thursday with a mixed bag of results for some of the AI sector's big beasts tempering the recent spurt of optimism amid growing anxiety about companies' investment and debt.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

Gauges of private-sector business activity in major Asian economies diverged this month as momentum in Australia stalled while India improved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The Gallup numbers do not establish why Americans’ confidence has diverged so dramatically.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

"As our careers have gone on and our paths have diverged more and more... those conversations start to come more to the forefront."

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

Aboriginal Australians and New Guineans have also diverged genetically, physically, and linguistically from each other.

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

Flash PMI data showed that business activity is diverging across different markets as geopolitical and macroeconomic conditions affect the private sector and inflation to various extents.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Ahead of the state-level votes, new Federal Reserve research shows diverging finances for America’s rich and poor.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

The world's second-largest economy has charted a diverging path in recent years -- an AI-fuelled export boom is masking the impact of a persistent real estate crisis and gloomy consumer sentiment.

From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026

These diverging proposals point to a lack of consensus in Congress - but also an urgency among some lawmakers to take action.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The Line isn’t a single line but many, diverging and intersecting.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides


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