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Although the details of each case differ, all spoke of family life stopped in its tracks and a lack of accountability.
From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 2026
The three diets differ sharply in how much carbohydrate and fat they provide.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Identifying the safest place to extract it was not straightforward, particularly as anatomy tends to differ between individuals.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
The markup process in workflows such as contract review and negotiation, which takes a form known as redlining, can differ widely from one partner or senior attorney to another, according to Drumright.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
"I beg to differ," the brother with the pipe said.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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Where it differs the most from others is that its top export partner is Russia, which accounts for 34.9% of all goods sold by Armenia in 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Researchers still do not know how long queens can continue transferring contaminants into their eggs, what the long-term consequences may be for the colony, or whether the process differs depending on the pesticide involved.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
While European liquidity broadly follows American trends, there is one sphere in which the liquidity cycle differs markedly: China, which is also travelling in the opposite direction, according to Howell.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
The tone of these articles differs markedly from Grossman’s war reporting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
For example, a child’s environment in a city will be vastly different than one in the country, or the soundscape of 1,000 years ago differs dramatically from a soundscape today.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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The WalletHub ranking differed from other recent listings, which have highlighted unique locales as the top retirement destinations, such as Wyoming, New Hampshire and Midland, Mich.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
Investigators typically seek to learn whether the fund manager’s trading or risk-management practices differed from what they told their investors they would do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Officials did not say why the reinstatement dates differed for each player.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Several factors could help explain why the results differed by beverage type, according to the researchers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Hence a second set of factors consists of those affecting rates of diffusion and migration, which differed greatly among continents.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Sure enough, Heyward and Freeman both headed south that day — still driving separately because of their differing morning routines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Its strategic lessons—balance differing viewpoints, understand politics, remain humble and optimistic, change the game—are difficult to argue with, because they operate at such a high level of generalization.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Cope gave differing measurements of the vertebra at various times, making it unclear quite how large it actually was.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The Games' differing relevance between sports was again clear - for netball, this remains the pinnacle and is treated as such; for others, it is a stepping stone.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
He watched John’s fingers as they searched out the tune, how they danced on the strings to make the differing chords.
From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli
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