divergence
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This divergence was on full display Monday, when the Nasdaq outperformed the Dow by 0.9 percentage points.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
A two-month Nasdaq-over-Dow divergence this large or larger has happened less than 5% of the time since the Nasdaq was created in 1971.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
The current status of the economy could be best described as a big divergence characterized by domestic weakness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
The study found a similar divergence in opinions among working-class Latino voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Chapter 1 provides a whirlwind tour of human evolution and history, extending from our divergence from apes, around 7 million years ago, until the end of the last Ice Age, around 13,000 years ago.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing divergence
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