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Recent Examples of deviance
Mary & George certainly outpaces The Tudors in varieties of deviance depicted.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Into this apparently stable and monochrome existence, Eng then introduces the gentle subversion and deviance of his more interesting subplots—Lesley’s passion for Sun Yat-sen’s cause, Lesley’s passion for Arthur, Maugham’s passion for Gerald, Robert’s erotic wandering.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Any factor – abuse, neglect, deviance, bullying – might have different influences on different people, and new experiences can modify perceptions positively or negatively.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 24 July 2023
People in those societies don’t tolerate deviance and generally follow the rules.
—Michele Gelfand, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
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Judy Berman, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Into this apparently stable and monochrome existence, Eng then introduces the gentle subversion and deviance of his more interesting subplots—Lesley’s passion for Sun Yat-sen’s cause, Lesley’s passion for Arthur, Maugham’s passion for Gerald, Robert’s erotic wandering.
—James Wood, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Any factor – abuse, neglect, deviance, bullying – might have different influences on different people, and new experiences can modify perceptions positively or negatively.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN, 24 July 2023
People in those societies don’t tolerate deviance and generally follow the rules.
—Michele Gelfand, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviance
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Peripheral outperformance Chris Watling, CEO and chief market strategist at Longview Economics, highlighted a divergence among European economies, with a handful of European countries set to see their economic fortunes turn around.Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
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This divergence could lead to a shift through the adoption of microgrids.Tracy Price, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Curious as to the wide discrepancy between the debtor's assets and liabilities, the U.S. Trustee began to conduct discovery about Joseph's assets and business activities.Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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The discrepancy dates to the 19th-century mining law that was intended to encourage settlement in the West.Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 19 Dec. 2024
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However, a staggering disparity remains in funding.Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Democratic lawmakers and advocates are lobbying Biden to commute the sentences of the 40 people on federal death row and use his clemency power to begin to address sentencing disparities and mass incarceration.Tamara Keith, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
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Whether consumers are confused by the similarity (or dissimilarity) of the two designs goes to the heart of the dispute.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 30 July 2024
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Still, the dissimilarities, in his view, outweighed the similarities.Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
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Francesco became the first person to map the diversity of various plots and soil types in Romagna.Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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In the interview, Bannon noted that there are a diversity of views within Trump's movement and predicted an internal struggle.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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By contrast, credit cards account for 49% of banner Liverpool sales and 33% of Suburbia’s.Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
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By contrast, the sneaker trends that have defined the latter half of this year–and those forecast for next–suggest many people are striving for anti-mainstream designs.Alice Cary, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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What’s the difference between refinancing and a second mortgage?Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
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Despite another poor display overall, Juventus ended a run of four consecutive Serie A draws with a win away at Monza as Nico Gonzalez once again proved to be the difference maker.Adam Digby, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Social media users have repeatedly and falsely linked comedian Sam Hyde to high-profile shootings by spreading variations of his name in the aftermath of such attacks, as is the case here.Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Mendoza, located in Argentina, on the other hand, boasts ideal weather for red and white wine production with variations in altitude and bracing winds from the nearby Andes mountain range.Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Deviance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviance. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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