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differential

[dif-uh-ren-shuhl] / ˌdɪf əˈrɛn ʃəl /










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So far this season the Chargers have the greatest negative point differential in the fourth quarter in the NFL.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

“We’re searching for every possible way to give ourselves an advantage,” said Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh, whose team lost at Buffalo last Sunday despite five takeaways and a plus-four turnover differential.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

And I don’t doubt that the so-called X-Mode’s control logic can mimic the action of a center differential.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

As long as that differential is positive, it is a bullish sign for the stock market.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 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 euro and sterling both hit eight-week lows of $1.1407 and $1.3287, respectively, as rate differentials shifted in the dollar’s favor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

Brooks wants to see “yield support,” or a narrowing of interest-rate differentials between the dollar and the yen to justify a more long-term readjustment higher.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Conflict in the Middle East has disrupted energy and freight markets, shifted trade flows and widened regional price differentials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 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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