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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
Noun
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Income inequality in the US is at historically very high levels, and the share of total income garnered by the top 1% of the workforce is tipping levels only seen in the 1930’s.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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That system, Fritz Alphonse Jean said, has fueled immense misery and social inequalities as well as the current gang violence that has a desperate population urgently calling for help.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In order to accomplish this, there must be a major temperature difference between the substance itself and its environment.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
27 Feb. 2025
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In 2012, for example, 49% of Americans responding to the General Social Survey, a long-standing national survey that measures societal change, said Black-white differences in income, housing and jobs were due to a lack of willpower on the part of Black people.—
Karyn Vilbig,
The Conversation,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The discrepancy between the grosses and attendance percentage drops reflects a lower average ticket price last week – $120.54 – than the $132.29 of the previous week which included the tourist-friendly Presidents Day Weekend.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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This discrepancy doesn’t necessarily mean that companies are being deceitful.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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The stark disparities in MLB payrolls continues to prompt discussion about whether the sport needs a salary cap.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
5 Mar. 2025
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The economic and class disparity Collins first sang about is embedded in the whole concept of how Paradise, the place and the show, works.—
Jen Chaney,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
Noun
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This case is a powerful example of how swarming leadership leverages cognitive diversity and real-time collaboration to solve problems no organization could handle alone.—
Dr. Nadya Zhexembayeva,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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The case comes two years after the Supreme Court struck down race-conscious admissions programs in higher education and amid the Trump administration’s fierce efforts to root out programs that promote diversity.—
Adam Liptak,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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The regulatory divergence between Canada and the U.S. could also create new data privacy challenges.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Beyond the First World, the divergence is even starker.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Daylight saving time isn’t going away anytime soon While all but two states in the U.S. continue to observe daylight saving time, there is still disagreement about whether the practice should be eliminated or made permanent.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2025
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Murkowski, who has long been critical of Trump and often expressed disagreement with the president, has previously sounded the alarm about some of DOGE's actions.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Imparity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/imparity. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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