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differ

[dif-er] / ˈdɪf ər /




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Frictions can arise when the two agencies’ approaches differ.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

However, state and federal figures can differ, as the federal government works to confirm cases.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

The Ventura County district attorney’s office noted that electric motorcycles differ from electric bikes because the former must abide by the same regulations as a traditional motorcycle rider.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Understanding why these outcomes differ has been a longstanding goal for researchers.

From Science Daily Jun. 29, 2026

Indigenous languages differ from English or other European languages, both in their structure and in some of the sounds used.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Critics say Japan also differs from many other countries by having out-of-date building regulations that can classify data centres as offices and not industrial facilities.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Chatbot advice also differs from that found on social media, which has already been linked to the development of eating disorders among teens.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

A spontaneous laugh triggered by tickling differs from a polite laugh during a meeting, a nervous laugh after making a mistake, or contagious laughter shared among friends.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

This full Moon differs from others in the calendar year as it is in the lowest-hanging position, which creates the illusion of a larger moon.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

If you are over sixty or went to private school, you may have noticed that this syntactic machinery differs in certain ways from what you remember from Miss Thistlebottom’s classroom.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

But the Bangkok governor said conditions on the day of inspection may have differed from the venue’s actual operations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 13, 2026

As a disabled senior, I find it concerning that the initial assessment differed so dramatically from the final one.

From MarketWatch Jul. 10, 2026

That experience differed from people following a calorie restricted diet.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

His argument about the 14th Amendment differed from Kavanaugh’s, focusing on the concept of “allegiance” as it was understood in 1868.

From Salon Jul. 6, 2026

Frankly, it was hard to see how this method of investment differed from how he approached all the other ones he was making.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

"It's historically been quite a difficult relationship, given India and Australia's differing positions during the Cold War," said Teesta Prakash from the Australia India Institute.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

Experts and officials offered differing views on Khamenei’s legacy, with some citing his hard-line policies as destabilizing.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

The study found that physicians have widely differing views about GPFR, shaped by their personal ethics, workplace experiences and level of trust in their own institutions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

The future north campus remains a contest of differing visions.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

Hardtack would also test Livermore bombs of both “clean” and dirty varieties, and payloads of differing shapes and sizes.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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