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An executive at one of the Big Five publishers said they made the decision not to add specific contractual language on AI, given the rapidly evolving landscape, and that norms differ across imprints and editors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 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
Based on these mini-experiments, modern grammarians have sorted words into grammatical categories that sometimes differ from the traditional pigeonholes.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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
However, Blue Owl Credit Income, known as OCIC, differs by including the entire undrawn portion of its credit facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Strangers don’t need to know your whole family tree, which is the first way asking for free advice differs from paying a professional.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
A thermochemical plume also differs chemically from the mantle around it and may carry material recycled from ancient oceanic crust.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
His account differs from both mine and Richard’s.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
In both simulations, atmospheric CO2 increased gradually, but the rate of that increase differed substantially.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Before the NDIS, disability services differed across states.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 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
Though my parents differed on many things, including the usefulness of Christianity to black people, they agreed on one thing: the power of witchcraft.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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
The Games' differing relevance between sports was again clear - for netball, this remains the pinnacle and is treated as such; for others, it is a stepping stone.
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
Quantitative data should also be assembled to test my preliminary calculations suggesting differing rates of diffusion along the major axes of Eurasia, the Americas, and Africa.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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