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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

“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

“The Fed is also expected to embark on rate hikes next year, making it unlikely that the U.S.-Japan interest-rate differential will narrow dramatically.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Our Turbo’s rear-wheel steering and torque-vectoring rear differential tightened every curve.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026

Mathematicians know how to describe them: they are wave functions, solutions to a differential equation called the Schrödinger equation.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

A shift in rate differentials could weigh on the appeal of Indonesia’s currency and bonds, while volatile oil prices are the main downside risk to the country’s economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Though the expected rate differentials argue for dollar strength, there is a chance that the yen could regain ground in the near term.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 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

Interest rate differentials are usually the driver of forex rates because capital is attracted by higher returns.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 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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