divergent
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Opponents of ditching testing requirements argued that the exams are a key tool to uniformly predict academic success from students of divergent backgrounds, as well as schools that may issue grades differently.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
He expects any criticism of US policies to be "vague and indirect", reflecting the sharply divergent interests within the expanded group.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
The "divergent positions" of the other shareholders -- Britain's Shell, which wants to sell its 37.5-percent stake, and Italy's Eni, which owns eight percent -- "complicate the colossal investments" needed for the transition, Schairer said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
It’s been another choppy week in markets, featuring a rebound in the artificial-intelligence trade, highly divergent share-price reactions to big tech earnings, and more volatility in oil as the U.S.-Iran war flares up again.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
A divergent thinker can come up with many different answers to a question, while a convergent thinker will come up with the one correct answer to a problem.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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