disparate

Example Sentences

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A rapturous feeling takes over the room, as if all of the disparate identities and backgrounds came together in spiritual tune — the cluster having finally come together.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Prior to the decision, plaintiffs could prove a claim under Section 2 by showing evidence of a disparate impact on minority voters, regardless of whether the mapmakers intended it.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

Palantir software takes an organization’s data, which may be spread out across many different systems and formats, and uses artificial intelligence to draw relationships between disparate data points, aiding customers in decision-making.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Perhaps evoking an oft-quoted Didion quote: “We tell ourselves stories in order to live. We live entirely by the impression of a narrative line upon disparate images, the shifting phantasmagoria, which is our actual experience.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Being able to think about two disparate things at once, aside from being wonderfully efficient, was roughly akin to being able to sing harmony with yourself.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss