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Collocations for discrepancy - noun

ADJ.

glaring, great, huge, large, major, marked, material, serious, substantial, wide | minor, slight, small | apparent

VERB + DISCREPANCY

account for, explain
How do you explain the apparent discrepancies between the money and the receipts?
find, note, notice, observe, perceive
She failed to notice the discrepancy between the name on the cheque and the name on the driving licence.
ignore

DISCREPANCY + VERB

exist | arise, occur

PREP.

~ between
Discrepancies occurred between the written and electronic records.
~ in
There were wide discrepancies in the evidence.

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