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Recent Examples of deviance
This shift undermines the association of cannabis with criminality or deviance.
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Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
But this doesn’t erase their gender deviance, merely complicates it.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
The Righteous Gemstones follows an infamous televangelist family with a history of charitable contributions coupled with deviance and greed.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
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Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
But this doesn’t erase their gender deviance, merely complicates it.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
The Righteous Gemstones follows an infamous televangelist family with a history of charitable contributions coupled with deviance and greed.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviance
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That financial resilience, even amid reimbursement and labor headwinds, highlights a divergence.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Shifting Leverage The behavior of sellers in each sector also speaks to the divergence in buyer strength.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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Tasks like verifying insurance eligibility, submitting claims or following up on billing discrepancies have been handed off to bots that never get sick, tired or distracted.—
Kali Durgampudi,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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And the buzz about the DESI results, despite their preliminary nature, illuminate scientists’ hope that discrepancies like this could be wormholes to new ideas, and so progress.—
Sarah Scoles,
JSTOR Daily,
31 July 2025
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The first six months of citations reflect racial disparities — an issue that lawmakers were concerned about when the bill was debated at the Capitol.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
25 July 2025
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Within the Lionesses’ squad, there is a huge disparity in commercial and media opportunities, and since Euro 2022 brand partnerships have not materialised even for regular members of the starting XI.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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But the primary dissimilarity from the remainder of the homestand is not the loss but rather the four runs.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2025
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In fact, some dissimilarity between Mojtaba and his father is a plus.—
Akbar Ganji,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2025
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She’s unfazed by the lack of diversity at many of these tourneys.—
La Risa R. Lynch,
jsonline.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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Foodies everywhere flock to Houston Restaurant Weeks, a month-long celebration of this city’s diversity, which is well-reflected in the food.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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In contrast, the Cincinnati area is aging more quickly and struggling to draw in younger workers — a trend that, according to the chamber's report, could hinder the region’s ability to compete with other metros in business growth, infrastructure development, and innovation.—
Randy Tucker,
The Enquirer,
25 July 2025
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In contrast, the E1’s network fabric allows any arbitrary path a program could ask for.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 July 2025
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Here's the difference: your CPA is likely focused on what's happening this year, minimizing your tax bill, filing returns and staying compliant.—
Steve Hruby,
The Enquirer,
22 July 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter reported last week that the Bones and All actress exited the movie amid creative differences.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 July 2025
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With these expanding and quickly evolving options inherently comes a wide variation in how long brands choose to partner.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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Inside the dome, Rubin uses special recalibration lights to check and correct for variations in the sensors and other instruments.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
28 July 2025
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“Deviance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviance. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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