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[dif-er] / ˈdɪf ər /




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The arboreal columns, for instance, differ in materials, colors, shapes and decorative features.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

But prediction markets differ from polls in important ways.

From Salon Aug. 13, 2026

The company’s robotaxis differ from others already on the road because they do not have driver’s controls such as a steering wheel or gas pedal.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

That may help explain why the effects of eating dairy can differ from what would be predicted by looking at saturated fat or other individual nutrients in isolation.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

The two men differ in build, temperament, and scholarly proclivity, but they pressed their faces to the windows with identical enthusiasm.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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

Hunnam is conscious that his turn in “Monster” differs from the men audiences have come to expect from him in shows like “Sons of Anarchy.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

The material differs so greatly from conventional quantum materials that the researchers created a new term for it: the quantum statistical plasmonic metacrystal.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Here’s how the Qatari jet differs from older Air Force Ones in service.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 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

In both simulations, atmospheric CO2 increased gradually, but the rate of that increase differed substantially.

From Science Daily Aug. 14, 2026

Officials did not say why the reinstatement dates differed for each player.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

Before the NDIS, disability services differed across states.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The exercise programs differed considerably across the studies.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

Research shows that these religions differed from Christianity in many ways, including the power that women could hold in rituals.

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

After eight Top 40 singles and a triple-platinum LP, the Bangles split in 1989 amid differing ideas about the band’s creative direction and ambitions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Bain, who lives in Cheshire and fosters children of varying ages, finds it tricky to keep them "motivated and entertained" for six weeks given their differing interests.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

"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

Sometimes it is a case of one expert differing from another.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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