tell the difference
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There are two types of friendship: healthy friendships and unhealthy friendships, but no friendship is perfect, and it can sometimes be difficult to tell the difference between the two.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
Can you tell the difference between a million, a billion and a trillion?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
That mordant humor, however enjoyable, tiptoes around the unanswerable question of how, or even whether, we can tell the difference between cosplay and the real thing.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Liam said that the uniforms helped people to tell the difference but they would often "look twice" when they were called out.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
“But I think I need to. I can’t tell the difference by myself. Not anymore.”
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
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