discrepancies
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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And among parents of school-aged children, I didn’t find very significant discrepancies in telework rates between mothers and fathers.
From Salon • May 10, 2026
There remain discrepancies with the reported number of people aboard the ship.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Yet the poll panel used a new, AI-driven process to flag what it called "logical discrepancies" in their records, treating them as doubtful voters.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
But the police found discrepancies in his story: He claimed to have arrived after Ashaal, but local surveillance video showed him waiting for Ashaal, then trailing him in another vehicle when Ashaal drove off.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Physically, there was very little indication that anything was happening at all—they were too clever for that—but even the tiny discrepancies that squeaked through their guard I met with a kind of willful blindness.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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