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The gap everyone notices but only some people are forced to live inside.

means A marked difference or imbalance between things that should, in theory, be comparable.

from From Latin disparitas, built from dis- (apart) and par (equal) — the same 'par' you find in 'par for the course' or 'peer.' So disparity is literally an 'un-equal-ness,' the state of things refusing to match.

root meaning
from Latin dispar, literally not equal
not just difference
implies unfairness, not mere variety
favorite habitat
income, health, sentencing, and test scores
sneaky trick
averages can hide it completely
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