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Definitions of what makes a working-class voter differ depending on who you ask.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
"However, our proofs differ significantly and even the precise results proved are different."
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The two reports sometimes differ sharply month to month, but they head in the same direction over time.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
There are so many tariffs that differ between the U.S. and Canada that fair trade between the two countries has become overly complicated to achieve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Only one time did her post-gleaning experience differ.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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The uncertainty comes on top of a voting system that already differs dramatically from state to state.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
The accounting giant says the buildout of artificial intelligence differs from the development of railways and the internet because of its scale and spending growth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
That differs from temporary entanglement, which has to be used during the brief period when it exists.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
Where it differs the most from others is that its top export partner is Russia, which accounts for 34.9% of all goods sold by Armenia in 2025.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
A military tribunal differs from civilian court in several ways.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
Román would make the decision “based on” a point system that differed from what was laid out in the original request for proposals, according to an addendum sent to the bidders.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
The WalletHub ranking differed from other recent listings, which have highlighted unique locales as the top retirement destinations, such as Wyoming, New Hampshire and Midland, Mich.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
What differed among the groups was the additional treatment they received.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Oldenburg later said in an interview that their works differed in that Kusama relied on objects in a single, repeated shape, whereas his soft sculptures represented true-to-life objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
In addition to their germs and technology, Eurasian and Native American societies differed in their political organization.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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In a recent paper, economists Doug Elmendorf, Karen Dynan and Louise Sheiner examined scenarios in which AI sustainably boosted annual productivity growth by a half to a full percentage point, with differing impacts on employment.
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
"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
Since the unveiling of the bill, there had been phone calls and mail and huge editorials about invasion of privacy and people’s differing definitions of what a “threat” to society actually was.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
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