differ

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Dr. Georges Benjamin, the executive director of the American Public Health Association, begged to differ.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Shiite and Sunni Islamists may differ on the details of what an Islamic society should look like.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The plans differ in their specifics, but both are explicitly rooted in voters’ concerns about making ends meet.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Beach noted that the design would differ from Trump images being planned for two other coins, a $1 piece that would be in circulation, and a one-ounce gold one.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The occupation could have been even more rapid than that apparent spread of dates from 40,000 to 30,000 years ago, since the various dates hardly differ within the experimental error of the radiocarbon method.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond