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[dif-er] / ˈdɪf ər /




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What “Is This It” and its underrated follow-up, “Room on Fire,” mean to original fans will differ from what they mean to listeners who meet the Strokes through more recent albums.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Chinese and Catalan cultural traditions differ in form, he remarked, but they share "a common spirit".

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Tran said passing the act would severely limit the ability of U.S. citizens to vote, especially women whose maiden names may differ from married names on government paperwork.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

That change appears to have helped hold the average melt season relatively steady over longer periods, even though individual years can still differ substantially.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Depending on their geographic location, societies differ in how readily they can receive technology by diffusion from other societies.

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

This is where Goldie’s approach differs most from traditional advice that relies on the output from financial-planning software.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

LRD differs from luxury tax payrolls, which are based on the average annual value of every player contract on the 40-man roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

“Secretary Kennedy faces a security environment that differs significantly from that of previous HHS secretaries,” Hilliard said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

The show differs from other singing competitions in that the coaches have their backs turned to contestants as they audition.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Children’s musical play differs from teacher-structured play in an educational setting.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

U.S. home price growth ticked up again in July, though trends differed across regions while inflation cooled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

He noted the statement differed from the allegations laid out in the lawsuit.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

When those who lived with the cat were involved, the results differed drastically.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Participants were randomly placed into one of two groups that differed in how intensive and structured the intervention was and how much ongoing support participants received.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

That is one way in which we differed greatly.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

When speak to people and businesses on Mere Street, there was agreement that pigeons were causing mess, but there were differing views on how to tackle the issue.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

With 20 countries, there are often differing opinions and factions.

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

Its strategic lessons—balance differing viewpoints, understand politics, remain humble and optimistic, change the game—are difficult to argue with, because they operate at such a high level of generalization.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

From those nuclear areas, hunter-gatherers of some neighboring areas learned food production, and peoples of other neighboring areas were replaced by invading food producers from the nuclear areas—again at widely differing times.

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




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