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differentiate

[dif-uh-ren-shee-ayt] / ˌdɪf əˈrɛn ʃiˌeɪt /




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In the past five years, at least three states — Minnesota, Michigan and Texas — have changed their laws so that they do not differentiate based on whether someone had voluntarily become intoxicated.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

You no longer differentiate yourself by collecting facts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Importantly, the treated muscle cells continued to grow and differentiate normally.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

He theorized that was because the water was turbid and muddy due to big surf, which may make it harder for a shark to differentiate humans from prey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026

Like Darwin’s finches, the mechanical birds had begun to differentiate themselves, branching into distinct species adapted for success in particular environments.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

“I think it makes a difference, a record versus intentions,” Bass said when asked what differentiates her from her opponent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

That mind-set differentiates the company from other tech players claiming to have moral redlines in defense and intelligence operations.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

Letting users revoke ACH access — which stops automatic bank withdrawals — at any time is one of the things that differentiates cash-advance apps from traditional lenders.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

That differentiates United from most non-airline co-branded card issuers and a lot of rival airlines that issue cards, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

It’s just one more thing that differentiates us.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Investors had previously been concerned with Meta’s abilities to build a differentiated AI product, Bank of America’s Justin Post believes.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

He said the company would instead invest in journalism that “is differentiated, consequential and difficult to replicate; reporting rooted in our communities and strengthened by sources, investigation, verification, context and judgment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Jefferies says NexGen offers differentiated exposure to uranium, so should be a core sector holding of investors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

Instead of coming from Neptune's first satellite system, the material could have originated in a large, differentiated Kuiper Belt object similar in size to Pluto.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Thus the simple lockstep of history has given way to a far more differentiated view that might be likened to an ever-varying counterpoint pattern.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

So the differentiating skill set or capability is: Can you recognize patterns?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Some health researchers have been working to "destigmatise loneliness" by differentiating between chronic loneliness forced by circumstance and those who have agency to choose to live and spend time alone.

From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026

The IPO will allow Quantinuum to position itself as “a premier, institutional-grade quantum asset because it’s differentiating its go-to-market approach,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 2026

Survodutide is intended to mimic the GLP-1 hormone and reduce hunger, at the same time targeting fat in the liver through another hormone called glucagon—which it regards as a key differentiating factor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026

Others, like Dorothy Hoover and Doris Cohen, had highly refined understandings of theoretical math, differentiating their way through nested equations ten pages deep with nary an error in sign.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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