divergence

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This approach combines anatomical features with fossil ages to estimate evolutionary relationships and divergence times.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

“This divergence highlights a deeper issue: the physical supply crunch has not been resolved.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Lagarde notes that to some extent Europe was left behind the internet revolution, a failing that led to a productivity divergence with the U.S. that has never been fully closed.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

The stark divergence between economists and the markets is unusual and shows how uncertain the geopolitical and economic situation is proving to be.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

All that divergence of Australians and New Guineans from each other reflects lengthy isolation in very different environments.

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