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difference

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




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Both were initially worried about their difference in age, but soon bonded over their shared love of art, culture and detective movies.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

"Spatially variable birefringence, that is, the difference in the propagation of different polarizations of light, acts like a synthetic magnetic field," explains Dr. Piotr Kapuściński of the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

You feel the difference in culture there, and that’s wonderful.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The difference was slight but noticeable: Each year, people under 25 lost an average of 451 words a day, while those older than 25 lost 314 words a day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

The difference between my 21 years and his 26 was not, after all, as big as it had once been.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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