out of step
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“Practices that discriminate against people who are not married are increasingly out of step with how we live now,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
The data that I have amassed shows that such a choice by the U.S. would be out of step with nearly every other currency in the world.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
But the $9.6 billion isn’t entirely out of step with other valuations across all sports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
With the average first-time buyer now spending £463,000 in London, the scheme's property price cap is seen by many as being out of step with the capital's housing market.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
She felt that her radical ideas were out of step with an issue that seemed to have grown stagnant.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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