differ
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The arboreal columns, for instance, differ in materials, colors, shapes and decorative features.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
Spotted lanternfly sperm differ from the cooperative sperm found in many other arthropods.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
These cases differ from that, for example, of Newtonian physics.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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While European liquidity broadly follows American trends, there is one sphere in which the liquidity cycle differs markedly: China, which is also travelling in the opposite direction, according to Howell.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 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
This process differs from what happens on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
While the “national team” has intervened in markets before, the analysts say this round differs in its focus on chip makers, artificial-intelligence and technology hardware stocks, rather than large-cap financials and state-owned enterprises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 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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Before the NDIS, disability services differed across states.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
The results suggest that its sensory experience differed in several important ways from that of modern pigeons and doves.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Cooper said he concluded the men were armed after observing movements that differed from ordinary punching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
It also appears to have differed substantially from ape species of a similar age found in East Africa.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
The problem was that the myxo virus evolved to serve its own interests, which differed from ours as well as from those of the rabbits.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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"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
Airbus and Boeing presented differing outlooks for their commercial aircraft in coming years, as the aviation sector gathered near London for this week's Farnborough airshow.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
With the show’s upcoming launch, the goal of “Stuart” is not only to entertain audiences, but given its differing terrain from “Big Bang Theory” and its spinoffs, it will also surprise and feel unpredictable.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
"On Earth, we only see such differing oxidation as a result of the presence of life. But does that necessarily mean that we are dealing with life in an extraterrestrial context?"
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
Assemblies composed of wildly differing social groups held animated discussions.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
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