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differential

[dif-uh-ren-shuhl] / ˌdɪf əˈrɛn ʃəl /










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“He talked about her in a very differential way,” Auletta said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

Then, at the end of September, Pulte erased that differential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

After posting a substantial negative goal differential in its first four seasons, Angel City’s +16 mark this year in best in the league.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The Conference Board’s survey of consumer confidence in September showed the biggest differential between answers to the question “jobs are plentiful” and “jobs are hard to get” in more than five years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

“Victory through airpower!” the NACA-ites repeated to each other, minding each decimal point, poring over differential equations and pressure distribution charts until their eyes tired.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

The won experienced sharp bouts of depreciation earlier this year, whipsawed by geopolitical headwinds that pushed up the dollar, concerns about domestic growth and rate differentials with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Interest-rate differentials, inflation trends and trade balances are usually thought of as drivers of foreign-exchange movement — but, increasingly, the drivers in the currency market are companies looking to expand their offerings in artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

“Ultimately we expect interest rate differentials to move against” the Australian dollar versus its U.S. counterpart, Clifton adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

The dollar’s recent rise against the yen is driven by interest-rate differentials between Japan and the U.S., he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Together we discussed and gravely considered the relative merits of side compression straps, spindrift collars, crampon patches, load transfer differentials, air-flow channels, webbing loops, and something called the occipital cutout ratio.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson


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