How to Use digital divide in a Sentence

digital divide

noun
  • The scene underscored the width of the state's digital divide.
    Arkansas Online, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The city of San Diego has taken some steps to address the digital divide.
    Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2021
  • And so the digital divide, which some say has become a chasm, remains.
    Craig Gilbert, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The space will help bridge the digital divide that prevails in Kearns, said Trish Hull, manager of the Kearns branch.
    Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Can streetlights help end the digital divide in cities?
    Mike Freeman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2021
  • But the data problems are just the first in a series of thorny challenges in closing the digital divide.
    Brian Fung, CNN, 9 June 2021
  • But that’s about to change as the digital divide vanishes.
    Forrester, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
  • At the same time, private industry also has a role to fill in bridging the digital divide, said Ford.
    Fortune, 12 Oct. 2021
  • Two of the focal points of Inspire Change, social justice and the digital divide, are still evolving.
    Barry Wilner, ajc, 29 Mar. 2022
  • The digital divide is the gap between people and access to computers, internet and the skills to use them.
    AZCentral.com, 16 Apr. 2023
  • What happens when the digital divide becomes an AI chasm?
    IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Determined to find a solution to the digital divide, the team at Phoenix College was the driving force behind this project.
    Olivia McCann, The Arizona Republic, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The gaps could be attributed to the digital divide: certain groups are less likely to have the technology or know how to use it, the authors say.
    Mohana Ravindranath, STAT, 19 Apr. 2022
  • The digital divide is only one of many factors driving a shift in who is having children.
    Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2021
  • The result for these Americans aged 65 and older due to this digital divide?
    Byrichard Eisenberg, Fortune Well, 2 June 2023
  • The city of Dallas is offering free internet access across the city in an effort to bridge the digital divide.
    Destine Gibson, Dallas News, 24 June 2021
  • Here are the three key ways private companies are closing the digital divide.
    Bart Van Aardenne, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Kelley has made addressing the digital divide a key plank of his campaign.
    cleveland, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Even as the world gets more connected, the digital divide remains a global problem.
    Andy Purdy, Forbes, 18 June 2021
  • A year of virtual learning laid bare the digital divide within JCPS, where about two-thirds of students live at or near poverty.
    Olivia Krauth, The Courier-Journal, 20 July 2021
  • The digital divide is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?
    Ruth Serven Smith | Rserven@al.com, al, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Subjects ranged from the effects of climate change on cultural arts to water issues and the digital divide.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2021
  • Music and video, Choudry thought, had already crossed the digital divide thanks to cloud services and subscription models.
    Washington Post, 10 June 2021
  • There’s also the issue of the digital divide for people who don’t have access to the internet or a computer, Antoine said.
    Emily Opilo, baltimoresun.com, 6 July 2021
  • The discussion will center around the impact of broadband access for Black consumers and Black businesses and how the digital divide must be bridged.
    Essence, 28 June 2023
  • But Raimondo, who served as Governor of Rhode Island for six years, points out that the digital divide isn’t just a rural, red-state issue.
    Time, 26 June 2023
  • But the shift is also spurred by rising economic inequality, in which the digital divide plays a part.
    Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Even before the pandemic began, there were broad worries about the digital divide.
    Washington Post, 15 June 2021
  • The digital divide is slowly narrowing, but the gap remains.
    Steve Durbin, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The digital divide became abundantly clear, so the libraries started lending Wi-Fi hot spots, as well as laptops paired with hot spots.
    Dallas News, 28 May 2021

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