deviation
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The country’s central bank, Bank Indonesia, has set an inflation target of 2.5 percent for this year and next, with a deviation of one percentage point either way.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
It’s the first real deviation from the dead-eyed cycle of his daily life since his wife grabbed her car keys and never looked back.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Their final result brought theoretical predictions and experimental measurements into agreement within less than half a standard deviation.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Queer politics, by contrast, encourages deviation from social norms.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
“The deviation from that line of politics on which we had been united has not made me less sensible of the rectitude of his heart: and I wished him to know this.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing deviation
30 GRE Words Beginning with "D"
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