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a difference between two things expected to be in agreement- She is on paid leave while the accounting discrepancy is investigated.
discrepancy = a difference between two things expected to be in agreement
- There is still some discrepancy over the exact wording of the text.
- And, as that is so, there is a discrepancy (taking a paper from his pocket) which I cannot account for.Henrik Ibsen -- A Doll's House
- The discrepancy consists, Mrs. Helmer, in the fact that your father signed this bond three days after his death.Henrik Ibsen -- A Doll's House
- It is a discrepancy, isn't it?Henrik Ibsen -- A Doll's House
- What discrepancy?Henrik Ibsen -- A Doll's House
- Or, perhaps more accurately, this middle zone illustrates the fundamental discrepancy of love.Donna Tartt -- The Goldfinch
- Do you know how to account for those strange discrepancies?Mark Twain -- Pudd'nhead Wilson
- There may be a few little faults in the plumbing and minor discrepancies among the staff, but I'm very confident of my service.Barbara Kingsolver -- The Poisonwood Bible
- The discrepancy between faith and the facts is greater than is generally assumed.Thornton Wilder -- The Bridge of San Luis Rey
- His nervousness is compounded as Lovett questions him again, probing Mudd's story for discrepancies, half-truths, and outright lies.Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Lincoln
- But here is a discrepancy of four dollars and sixty-five cents.Theodore Dreiser -- An American Tragedy
- The harsh lifestyle, the lack of food, the drabness of people's dress, the discrepancy between the official exchange rate and the black market.Li Cunxin -- Mao's Last Dancer
- He turned and searched the source of the image for some discrepancy.R.A. Salvatore -- The Crystal Shard
- Regardless of the motive, it will be necessary for you to explain the discrepancy in your books.J.D. Robb -- Naked in Death
- The lack of harmony in the /-our/ words, leading to such discrepancies as /honorary/ and /honourable/, I have already mentioned.Henry L. Mencken -- The American Language
- "Nick, there have been many discrepancies in this case," Betsy said in Sharon's plummy broadcast voice.Gillian Flynn -- Gone Girl
- These nature-nurture discrepancies were addressed in a 1998 book by a little-known textbook author named Judith Rich Harris.Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner -- Freakonomics
- But if, as might happen, there were some discrepancies, to admit the truth, to be frank and say like a man: "Well, I have looked into my accounts.James Joyce -- Dubliners
- It may be inseparable from the discrepancy in their years.Charles Dickens -- David Copperfield
discrepancy = a difference between two things expected to be in agreement
discrepancy = a difference between two things expected to be in agreement
discrepancy = a difference between two things expected to be in agreement
discrepancy = a difference between two things expected to be in agreement
discrepancy = a difference between two things expected to be in agreement