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Recent Examples of deviance
This dynamic also highlights the role of the audience in constructing the idea of deviance.
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Honesty-humility’s impact on physical health is limited, potentially because it is more strongly linked to behaviors with a moral dimension, such as avoiding deviance, rather than physical health habits like exercise or diet.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
For thousands of years, mental illness could only be explained by supernatural forces or moral deviance.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Out of the Card Catalog Closet Librarians gathered in 1970 to challenge Library of Congress classifications and catalog subject headings that aligned homosexuality with deviance.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Mark Travers, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Honesty-humility’s impact on physical health is limited, potentially because it is more strongly linked to behaviors with a moral dimension, such as avoiding deviance, rather than physical health habits like exercise or diet.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
For thousands of years, mental illness could only be explained by supernatural forces or moral deviance.
—Celia Ford, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Out of the Card Catalog Closet Librarians gathered in 1970 to challenge Library of Congress classifications and catalog subject headings that aligned homosexuality with deviance.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviance
Noun
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In May 2015, the NYSE All A/D line formed a negative divergence that resulted in a 12% decline that ended in August 2015.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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But beyond the personality issues, there has been a divergence in policy between the Dutertes and Marcoses.—
Lisandro Claudio,
The Conversation,
12 Mar. 2025
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The discrepancy seems, at least in part, driven by the views of the respondents’ own party.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
3 Apr. 2025
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Second place with the voting body, but sitting in the 12th spot with the Fan Vote — the biggest discrepancy among all nominees.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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There are reasons for such disparities, beyond club bias or exchange rates, with value and price often being conflated.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Without these, those who secure early access to advanced AI tools will dominate the market, reinforcing disparities rather than leveling the playing field.—
Sam Sammane,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In fact, some dissimilarity between Mojtaba and his father is a plus.—
Akbar Ganji,
Foreign Affairs,
13 Feb. 2025
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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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María del Mar Martínez is a senior partner at McKinsey & Company and served as the second leader of diversity and inclusion for McKinsey.—
Kweilin Ellingrud,
Harvard Business Review,
3 Apr. 2025
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The diversity of backgrounds and industries represented in these programs fosters not just friendships but also business partnerships and investment opportunities.—
Shai Zamanian,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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By contrast, 83% of Democrats see international alliances as a valuable strength.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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By contrast, Republicans and Republican-leaning adults saw a drop in concern, declining from 50 percent last year to 39 percent in 2025, an 11-point decrease.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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What’s the difference between porcelain, ceramic, and stoneware dinnerware?—
Erika Owen,
Vogue,
5 Apr. 2025
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Years of co-parenting drama were finally addressed between the two men who serve as father-figures in the 16-year-old's life 1 Comments Taylor McKinney and Ryan Edwards have worked past their differences.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Over the years, Puppy Chow variations have popped up almost as robustly as stalks in a corn field.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Apr. 2025
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Molina says some explanations for the disparities could be variation in access to prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care, as well as in state Medicaid coverage.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Deviance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deviance. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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