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difference

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




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But the truth is, you have to be wringing the Turbo out pretty hard to feel a difference.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Scientists describe this type of physical difference between males and females as sexual dimorphism.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

"The elevation difference is high, within a very short length," Maharjan said.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

There is an even bigger difference in the circuits associated with aggression.

From BBC Sep. 3, 2026

It made no difference if we had company, or if one of us was sick, Mama would still read from the Bible.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

Our travel columnist’s guide to sorting out the differences between TSA PreCheck, Global Entry and Clear.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Compared to gas-powered Cayennes, the EV rides on a 5-inch-longer wheelbase and sits a bit lower overall, but the differences are overwhelmed by the family resemblance.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 5, 2026

Studying bonnetheads across a wider geographic range could also reveal population differences that might otherwise remain hidden.

From Science Daily Sep. 4, 2026

Jessica Hall explained the differences between this survey of retirement destinations and others that rank Florida lower.

From MarketWatch Sep. 4, 2026

A commitment to color consciousness, by contrast, places faith in our capacity as humans to show care and concern for others, even as we are fully cognizant of race and possible racial differences.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

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

This same 197 shield, No. 368—Or, a bend between six martlets sa., was also differenced by other families to mark their feudal alliance with the house of Luterell.

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

By differencing the NH and SH they magnify the effect. 

From New York Times Sep. 22, 2010

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

Tenants or neighbours of the great feudal lords were wont to make their arms by differencing the lord’s shield or by bringing some charge of it into their own bearings.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

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

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




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