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differ

[dif-er] / ˈdɪf ər /




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Mice are particularly useful for studying sleep regulation because their sleep patterns differ significantly from those of humans.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2026

Their cases differ in important respects, but together they raise questions about the relationship between presidential hostility and the exercise of state power.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

It is also unclear whether similar language processing occurs during sleep or coma, two conditions that differ significantly from medically induced unconsciousness.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 15, 2026

Treatments for adult hormonal acne, particularly in women, can differ from what’s done for teens.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

In reality, I regularly observe in New Guinea that native societies there differ greatly from each other in their prevalent outlooks.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The results suggest that the hormonal regulation of stem cells may help explain why skin repair differs between the sexes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

It brings with it a model for ride hailing that differs from the dominant Uber and Lyft.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

This is where Goldie’s approach differs most from traditional advice that relies on the output from financial-planning software.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Australian approach differs from that of its fellow middle powers.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

China differs only by having been unified much earlier.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

The ritual objects themselves demonstrate most clearly how the religions differed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

It’s tough to say why men and women differed based on the data and more research could be needed, Qi said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

They then used standard deviation to measure how far each group differed from the overall study average.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026

It said that rent rises were being seen across the UK, but the situation still differed depending where renters were looking.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The mood at the dinner table this night differed from the friendly atmosphere the night before.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

The two candidates — incumbent Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman — have staked out differing positions about how the Los Angeles Police Department has performed under McDonnell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

The pre-match gesture also highlighted the differing approaches among players and clubs to the Ceuta campaign.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

In a recent paper, economists Doug Elmendorf, Karen Dynan and Louise Sheiner examined scenarios in which AI sustainably boosted annual productivity growth by a half to a full percentage point, with differing impacts on employment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

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

The source of the disagreement goes much deeper, however, involving conflicting attitudes toward government itself, competing versions of citizenship, differing postures toward the twin goals of freedom and equality.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis


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