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It said both were diverging from other developing economies in much the same way as the U.S. had marched ahead of other advanced economies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

The twins still saw each other frequently, but their lives were diverging for the first time.

From The New Yorker • May 15, 2017

The gap was disturbing, and although I couldn't fully comprehend why they were diverging, I had a sense that cold, hard logic was not prevailing.

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2016

Her husband, conservative historian and foreign policy columnist Robert Kagan, caused offense in Brussels in 2002 with an essay - and later a book - arguing that the U.S. and Europe worldviews were diverging.

From Reuters • Feb. 7, 2014

And that seemed to be where she and her parents were diverging.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi