difference

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The difference between 3% and 2% annual growth has major implications for how much revenue the government collects over a decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

"When we had our person in the Senate, we saw the difference," David says, referring to Philip Aduda, the only FCT indigene elected to the Senate.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Oil popped 8% Thursday, but the stocks gained just 0.5%, a larger difference.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“The big difference between the K shape and the E shape is the health of the middle class,” Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

“Well, it makes no difference how they were caught,” he said.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls