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difference

[dif-er-uhns, dif-ruhns] / ˈdɪf ər əns, ˈdɪf rəns /




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The contrast is somewhat similar to the difference between an MRI, which can emphasize soft tissues such as muscle, and an X ray, which is especially useful for viewing dense structures such as bone.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

It’s the difference between the prices of soybean oil and ultra-low sulfur diesel, also known as heating oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Both teams are playing with backup quarterbacks, and the real difference here is Seattle’s smothering defense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

"Most arts organisations are committed to accessibility but there's a difference between access and showing work by deaf and disabled people," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Or five years ago, when it could have made a difference?

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

By combining neutron imaging with X-ray techniques, the scientists hope to investigate pathologies preserved in fossils and examine how those ancient conditions compare with differences found in modern species.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Ethiopia and Eritrea both pledged to set aside their differences and work together to strengthen regional peace and stability,” U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Similarly, Amodei called on nations to put aside their differences to confront the “global threat” of AI misuse.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

It called for an investigation and urged all parties to resolve their differences through dialogue and take steps to prevent similar incidents.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

Listen to the differences in the thirds47 and the fifths48 in Figure 4.30.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

When you are dead, and stand to me Not differenced, as now, But like again, will you be cold As when we lived, or how?

From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2016

If a second map of the exact same area is acquired when there is no snow, the two surfaces can be differenced to produce a snow depth map.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 10, 2012

"David is a point of differenced player and we are looking forward to him making an impact at the breakdown," the Australia forwards coach, Jim Williams, said.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 23, 2010

The echo of the Karstark sunburst was there for those who cared to look, but differenced to make the arms appropriate for House Thenn.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

He uses the analogy of the seed, showing that the future body is related to this; and differenced from this, as the plant is related to the seed, and yet different from it.

From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by James Freeman Clarke

By differencing the NH and SH they magnify the effect. 

From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2010

Rules of general enunciation made false in the applying, by the inability of perceiving in the instance the differencing conditions which qualify the rule, or suspend it.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 by Various

In the Royal Heraldry of our own times the Bordure is not used as a Royal Difference; but its use is retained in Scotland for differencing Shields of less exalted rank.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by R. B. Utting

An interesting example of early differencing is cited by Sir Harris Nicolas, in his ‘Roll of Carlaverok.’

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Mark Antony Lower

These Dukes bore the Royal Arms as used in the reign of George III. and not as altered for Queen Victoria, differencing the accessories as well as the Shield with their labels.

From The Handbook to English Heraldry by R. B. Utting




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