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The pattern appears to differ depending on whether a child has a family history of depression.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2026
The models differ from large language models such as those developed by OpenAI and Anthropic, which do not train on physical data.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
Under the landmark minimum pay standard for app-based delivery workers, wages differ depending on the county, tipping and how many people work for the employer.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
"Birds differ in personalities, neurons vary in shape, and even our social relationships can be asymmetric. These differences might appear random, but they can profoundly affect how the whole system behaves."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026
“Or does your purpose simply differ from my own?”
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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LRD differs from luxury tax payrolls, which are based on the average annual value of every player contract on the 40-man roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
Research on blood metabolites can be difficult to interpret because metabolism differs considerably from person to person.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
“Secretary Kennedy faces a security environment that differs significantly from that of previous HHS secretaries,” Hilliard said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
The show differs from other singing competitions in that the coaches have their backs turned to contestants as they audition.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
To see how their experience overlaps with my own and how it differs.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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He noted the statement differed from the allegations laid out in the lawsuit.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Qumran calendar differed sharply from the lunisolar calendar that shaped Jewish religious life during the Second Temple period.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
The clock on the replay feed differed from the clock on the feed the rest of us saw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
When those who lived with the cat were involved, the results differed drastically.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
For the purposes of this book, the key question about the laundry list is whether such factors differed systematically from continent to continent and thereby led to continental differences in technological development.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Safety issues are often subjective, and there are differing industry views of the 737 MAX software glitch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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
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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