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Recent Examples of deviance
Yet during the axman’s reign in the early 1900s, a Black woman’s confession to murder was interpreted through the lens of religious deviance rather than diversity.
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Lauren Nicole Henley,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
One real danger here is the normalization of deviance — when small ethical compromises become routine, paving the way for larger issues down the line.
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Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Many immigrant communities either ignore mental health challenges or see symptoms as evidence of spiritual deviance.
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Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
Jeffrey’s confrontation of the deeply disturbing underbelly of his seemingly quintessential hometown, with its idyllic exterior glorifying the American Dream, mirrors the tension between repression and indulgence, normalcy and deviance.
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Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Nicole Henley,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
One real danger here is the normalization of deviance — when small ethical compromises become routine, paving the way for larger issues down the line.
—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
Many immigrant communities either ignore mental health challenges or see symptoms as evidence of spiritual deviance.
—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
6 June 2025
Jeffrey’s confrontation of the deeply disturbing underbelly of his seemingly quintessential hometown, with its idyllic exterior glorifying the American Dream, mirrors the tension between repression and indulgence, normalcy and deviance.
—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviance
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This contrast helps explain the divergence between each man’s politics.
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The divergence shows investors are rewarding those making the key parts of the AI buildout, especially chips, and penalizing those paying for it.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to the Justice Department seeking clarification about an apparent discrepancy in its announcement regarding the age of one of the alleged trafficking victims and will update this story if a response is received.
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This allowed ShinWon to automatically review, extract, and verify sourcing documents to detect potential discrepancies even before production begins.
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Following the controversy, SCUSD formed a task force made up of Black community leaders and advocates, which later developed a set of recommendations for the district to better address its racial disparities.
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To address disparities, the report calls for short-term and long-term initiatives that target 12 major issues.
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In fact, the German scholar Winfried Fluck, in a study of the Americanization of global culture, credited Americans’ dissimilarities with the dominance of its popular culture.
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Each chapter is a head-spinning exercise in dissimilarity.
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Throughout the night, the hosts will welcome special guests, including cultural icons and everyday Americans whose stories reflect the country's history and diversity.
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Any event that brings people together in a community with diversity is needed.
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The conditions are a stark contrast to the nation's bicentennial celebration in Washington in 1976, when the high temperature reached 84 degrees and the low dipped to 65 degrees, according to Department of Commerce data.
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Allen also recommends avoiding light grout lines at all costs to prevent a stark contrast.
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There may be some differences between the audio and the text.
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Heavy Cream The biggest difference between half-and-half and heavy cream is the amount of fat.
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Making mini lava cakes is fussy, but this large format variation is as easy as can be.
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Futsal is a variation of soccer that uses five players on each side and is popular in Argentina and Brazil.
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“Deviance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviance. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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