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Some of Raman’s constituents beg to differ, saying her office has seemed unwilling to help with a broad array of city services, including fixing broken sidewalks and removing homeless encampments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
Individual particles can differ in composition, structure, and resistance to environmental weathering, potentially affecting when they release radioactive materials.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
Key aspects of the plan differ from the Trump administration’s public pronouncements.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
"We have shared concerns, even if our ways of protesting differ," she said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
"I beg to differ," the brother with the pipe said.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
"Nor should we suggest that someone belongs any less, because their religious practice differs from that of others."
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 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
Mr. Hyden reminds us that a band’s reputation differs from generation to generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
This differs from Kodály’s use of solfege in that it is always combined with movement.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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
He noted the statement differed from the allegations laid out in the lawsuit.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
However, the exact BFA profiles differed among species.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
In certain diseases and abnormalities studied by these investigators the number differed from the normal.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
He called for a "mature" discussion on an apology and reparations, pointing to differing measures from debt relief, to finance for education and healthcare, and even climate adaptation.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Airlines face a patchwork of often differing advisories, including from regulators, intelligence agencies and private-security consultants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Speaking on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, ap Iorweth acknowledged the differing contexts.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
With 20 countries, there are often differing opinions and factions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Genetic differences arising in those differing environments imply a long history of moderate isolation between peoples of North and South China.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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