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difference

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




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The difference is, Zainab was on her way to the recent London premiere of The Odyssey, one of the summer's biggest blockbusters.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

The difference in velocity produces shear forces where the two flows meet.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Grande moves in a similar space, but without the satire to easily delineate the difference between healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

There isn’t one type of European food, and despite the difference in regulatory approach here and there, food in Europe is also not definitively healthier than in the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

But in every photo, they were smiling and laughing as if there wasn’t an inch of difference between them.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith

Although the cognitive differences identified in the study were relatively modest, the researchers said they may still have meaningful effects.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

Researchers also found no meaningful differences in several measures related to heart disease and diabetes risk among people who ate diets with high, low, or average levels of sweetness.

From Science Daily Aug. 8, 2026

The biggest differences this year across similar-sounding index funds aren’t coming from variations in their exposure to market sectors or industries, says Matthew Bartolini, global head of research strategists at State Street Investment Management.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Most tellingly, the court twice quoted the very language ADF has cherry-picked from Virginia and reiterates throughout its campaign to transform sex-equality law: that “physical differences between men and women” are “enduring.”

From Slate Aug. 7, 2026

What are the differences between letters of the alphabet and music pitch names?

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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

Younger branches differenced in many ways, following no rule.

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

By differencing the NH and SH they magnify the effect. 

From New York Times Sep. 22, 2010

These Dukes bore the Royal Arms as used in the reign of George III. and not as altered for Queen Victoria, differencing the accessories as well as the Shield with their labels.

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

The arms borne in the usual manner were often surrounded with a bordure to indicate bastardy; of this mode of differencing several examples are furnished in the arms of existing peers descended from royalty.

From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony

Sir Edmund Mauley in the 14th century is found differencing the black bend of his elder brother by charging it with three wyvers of silver.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 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 Lower, Mark Antony




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