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Recent Examples of imparity
For nearly two decades, enrollment of women at the University of Tokyo has hovered around 20 percent, an imparity that extends across many top colleges.
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Motoko Rich, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2019
Motoko Rich, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for imparity
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Complex global challenges like climate change, social inequality and technological governance require diverse perspectives and ways of thinking.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Income inequality — or the gap between the highest and lowest earners — in the United States fell nationwide by nearly a half percent from 2023 to 2024, as median household income rose slightly, from $80,002 to $81,604.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Your wallet — and your customer service experience — will depend on knowing the difference.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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For planes flying 30,000 feet above sea level or military vehicles traveling through combat zones, that level of reliability can mean the difference between life and death.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Fans are pointing out everything from discrepancies in the time period of the costumes to the trailer’s unexpected steaminess.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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The apparent discrepancy in coverage has fairly obvious explanations.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
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The disparity was evident in the Eagles’ 40-22 win.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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Anger has been brewing in the Himalayan nation for years about the country’s worsening youth unemployment and lack of economic opportunities, exacerbated by what many view as a growing disparity between the country’s elite and regular people.—
Sugam Pokharel,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ermiya Fanaeian, a transgender woman of color and formerly a diversity director at the University of Utah, founded AQSLC after parting ways with the Pink Pistols, an LGBT organization advocating in support of firearm safety and bearing arms as a means of self-defense.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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That includes rules on supplier diversity and a state law requiring annual reports on hiring of women, minorities, disabled veterans, and LGBTQ+ individuals.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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If there’s divergence, unpack why before attempting to finalize a decision.—
Lindsay Phillips,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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If this week’s master plan reflects a company that is dead set on moving beyond cars, the divergence started back around the time of that second report.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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The September 12 report shared that RBW had actually fired Lee in August, citing declining profitability, management difficulties, and disagreements over new artist direction.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Its first-ever color feature, In the Shadow of Honor, which was going to be filmed in Indonesia, was canceled due to disagreements between the two countries related to colonial war reparations.—
Michael Taube,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Imparity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imparity. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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