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Recent Examples of deviance
Many immigrant communities either ignore mental health challenges or see symptoms as evidence of spiritual deviance.
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
This shift undermines the association of cannabis with criminality or deviance.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Jeffrey’s confrontation of the deeply disturbing underbelly of his seemingly quintessential hometown, with its idyllic exterior glorifying the American Dream, mirrors the tension between repression and indulgence, normalcy and deviance.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
This shift undermines the association of cannabis with criminality or deviance.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Jeffrey’s confrontation of the deeply disturbing underbelly of his seemingly quintessential hometown, with its idyllic exterior glorifying the American Dream, mirrors the tension between repression and indulgence, normalcy and deviance.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviance
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At the heart of the UAE’s new direction is an increasingly stark policy divergence with Saudi Arabia, the largest of the GCC states.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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That policy divergence has intensified scrutiny over whether Charles’ visit is now functioning as a diplomatic pressure valve.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Because there are a lot of discrepancies about that.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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That discrepancy in rates can appear striking on paper, but lower industrial pricing does not automatically mean residential customers are subsidizing large-volume users, according to Piedmont.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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Related Stories That type of disparity goes both ways.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Virginia and Maryland are both similar in their regional wealth disparity trends, as Maryland has wealthier areas surrounding the DMV and Annapolis, while also being home to areas with high poverty rates on the Eastern Shore and in parts of Baltimore.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Apr. 2026
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Each chapter is a head-spinning exercise in dissimilarity.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
14 Apr. 2026
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Obviously, the dissimilarity between being directed by her and being technically a co-star of her is kind of getting to engage with her brilliance on multifacets.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
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San Francisco and New York City are leading office demand, as AI tech employment rises quickly in the former and diversity of employment fuels the latter.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Federal Communications Commission is seeking early renewal for all eight station licenses owned by ABC related to the broadcaster’s diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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That is a marked contrast to McFarlane eulogising about his players after that draw away to City in his first game.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Nation-state hacking, in contrast, is a constant feature of geopolitics.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Alex Bonetig’s goal more than five minutes into extra time made the difference for Portland (4-1-5), which threatened repeatedly late to break a 1-1 stalemate that lasted nearly the entire second half.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Their fans will have cast a nervous glance at the goal difference column after City raced into the lead at Turf Moor through Erling Haaland after five minutes.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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However, until it can be established by either fossil evidence or genetic variation that the trees were here before the Chumash, this possibility cannot be discounted.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Its position in the north of the valley doesn’t allow the cooling influences of the Pacific Ocean and San Pablo Bay to reach it, making for fairly warm temperatures and decreased variation in day-to-night temperatures when compared to the rest of the valley.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Deviance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviance. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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