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Everyone agrees there should be higher standards—they merely differ on who gets to set them.
From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026
These features differ from those documented in previously known mosasaurs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
But prediction markets differ from polls in important ways.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026
The company’s robotaxis differ from others already on the road because they do not have driver’s controls such as a steering wheel or gas pedal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Names aren't the only way we differ from crows.
From "Wishtree" by Katherine Applegate
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Osteoarthritis differs from diseases such as cancer and heart disease, but its effects on health, well-being and quality of life can still be substantial.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Feedback and interaction differs from club to club.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Kalshi and other prediction markets say their business model differs from sports gambling because users trade against each other, rather than against a house, more akin to an exchange.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Hunnam is conscious that his turn in “Monster” differs from the men audiences have come to expect from him in shows like “Sons of Anarchy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Family structure, too, differs increasingly along class lines.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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The melting temperatures measured in the laboratory differed by roughly 20% from temperatures predicted by theoretical models.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
When he was born, Jonah's physical appearance also raised questions - it differed greatly from both her own and the one described in Ditto's profile.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
Officials did not say why the reinstatement dates differed for each player.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The findings suggest that additive manufacturing can produce cemented carbide molds without major defects, although the results differed depending on the fabrication arrangement.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
The Gallivespians bred these creatures carefully, and each clan’s insects differed from the rest.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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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
After eight Top 40 singles and a triple-platinum LP, the Bangles split in 1989 amid differing ideas about the band’s creative direction and ambitions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
"I recognise that a wildlife intervention is a complex and sensitive issue, and one on which there are strongly held and differing views."
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Tahoe straddles California and Nevada, plus several local counties and towns, often with differing guidelines on something as basic as stowing garbage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
China’s size and ecological diversity spawned many separate local cultures, distinguishable archaeologically by their differing styles of pottery and artifacts.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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