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difference

[dif-er-uhns, dif-ruhns] / ˈdɪf ər əns, ˈdɪf rəns /




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They highlight a big difference between the sorts of private-equity funds sold to many wealthy individuals and those available to large institutional investors such as pension plans and university endowments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

A real sense of difference and openness from previous tournaments.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

There is skill, and there is craft, and the difference between the two is contentment with proficiency versus an unsettled desire to create greatness out of nothing, to chase a dream.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2026

“How come he’s a man, and you’re a—.” Ruthye’s subsequent query is cut off by the plot starting up again, and the gendered difference between the two names is never brought up again.

From Salon • Jun. 27, 2026

And when she’s 55, he’ll be 75, and that’s not so big a difference.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman




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