How to Use digital divide in a Sentence

digital divide

noun
  • That’s one of the reasons that everyone should care about closing the real digital divide.
    Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
  • This suggests that relying solely on mobile networks to bridge the digital divide is not enough.
    Ryan Hawthorne, Quartz Africa, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Caver said the free service will help bridge the digital divide for low-income riders and students who may not have internet access at home.
    Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com, 13 Aug. 2019
  • The two scenarios underscore that the digital divide isn’t just between urban and rural.
    Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 30 Dec. 2019
  • Bridging this digital divide has been a prime driver of TikTok’s success in India.
    Sanaya Chandar, Quartz India, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Solar-powered balloons doubling as cell towers could soon address the digital divide in rural Peru.
    Amrita Khalid, Quartz, 21 Nov. 2019
  • And, of course, numerous studies show that the digital divide is widening, a chasm that poses questions about whether opportunities for success can and will be open to all.
    Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 17 Dec. 2019
  • But frankly there’s still a digital divide in America, and California is no exception.
    Kaitlyn Bartley, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2019
  • New Mexico is the only state in the top 10 that’s not in the South, highlighting a digital divide that defines and holds backs parts of the South.
    Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 27 Dec. 2019
  • Irving produced the first empirical study proving the existence of the digital divide and is credited with coining the term, one of the reasons he was selected as an inductee.
    Leah Asmelash, CNN, 27 Sep. 2019
  • New communication technologies carry both promise and peril for bridging the digital divide.
    Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 29 Dec. 2019
  • As smart cities become increasingly reliant on technology, there is a risk of widening the digital divide and leaving marginalised communities behind.
    Angelica Krystle Donati, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
  • How have schools in your area worked to bridge the digital divide?
    Brian L. Frank For The Wall Street Journal, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2020
  • The cost to closing the digital divide in the US is about $11 billion.
    Jenny Anderson, Quartz, 2 July 2020
  • That's a problem for tens of millions on the wrong side of the digital divide.
    Marion Renault, Wired, 8 June 2020
  • The scene underscored the width of the state's digital divide.
    Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The city of San Diego has taken some steps to address the digital divide.
    Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2021
  • The Democrat has agreed to spend $32 million for the effort to bridge the digital divide at K-12 schools.
    USA TODAY, 8 July 2020
  • There is a long way to go before the digital divide is fully closed.
    Brian L. Frank For The Wall Street Journal, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2020
  • And so the digital divide, which some say has become a chasm, remains.
    Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Google is proud to be working with Gov. Newsom and partners to help bridge the digital divide in our home state.
    Alexei Koseff, SFChronicle.com, 1 Apr. 2020
  • The space will help bridge the digital divide that prevails in Kearns, said Trish Hull, manager of the Kearns branch.
    Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Can streetlights help end the digital divide in cities?
    Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Zoom or FaceTime just wasn’t going to cut it in this part of town, where the digital divide is more pronounced.
    Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Mar. 2021
  • But the data problems are just the first in a series of thorny challenges in closing the digital divide.
    Brian Fung, CNN, 9 June 2021
  • President Bill Clinton, for instance, spoke of the need to close the digital divide in his 2000 State of the Union address.
    D. Antonio Cantù, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The issues caused by the digital divide are more evident than ever in the Covid-19 era.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 8 Dec. 2020
  • It’s not just Point Hope that is seeing the effects of the digital divide on students’ college plans.
    Kelly Field, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Nov. 2020
  • But that’s about to change as the digital divide vanishes.
    Forrester, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Free public internet access is available in five Detroit parks as a step in addressing the digital divide for residents.
    Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2024

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