differ
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Private assets differ from publicly traded investments on four major dimensions: fees, valuation, conflicts and liquidity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Tran said passing the act would severely limit the ability of U.S. citizens to vote, especially women whose maiden names may differ from married names on government paperwork.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
As for the chaos, Tuchel begged to differ.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
That change appears to have helped hold the average melt season relatively steady over longer periods, even though individual years can still differ substantially.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
This discussion does not exhaust the list of reasons proposed to explain why societies differ in their receptivity to new technology.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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This is where Goldie’s approach differs most from traditional advice that relies on the output from financial-planning software.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026
Mr. Hyden reminds us that a band’s reputation differs from generation to generation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
LRD differs from luxury tax payrolls, which are based on the average annual value of every player contract on the 40-man roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
This differs from Chelsea's case earlier this year, as the Stamford Bridge club self-reported and admitted guilt.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
To see how their experience overlaps with my own and how it differs.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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It said that rent rises were being seen across the UK, but the situation still differed depending where renters were looking.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Italy's far-right prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, said that although their "backgrounds and perspectives differed, that never prevented me from acknowledging her significance and her role in our nation's public life".
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
The clock on the replay feed differed from the clock on the feed the rest of us saw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
When those who lived with the cat were involved, the results differed drastically.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
It differed from a bullfight in that there was no element of skill or pretense of two equally matched opponents.
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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Safety issues are often subjective, and there are differing industry views of the 737 MAX software glitch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
With 20 countries, there are often differing opinions and factions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Sure enough, Heyward and Freeman both headed south that day — still driving separately because of their differing morning routines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Cope gave differing measurements of the vertebra at various times, making it unclear quite how large it actually was.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
From those nuclear areas, hunter-gatherers of some neighboring areas learned food production, and peoples of other neighboring areas were replaced by invading food producers from the nuclear areas—again at widely differing times.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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