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difference

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




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If prices do drop, you can call the airline and have them rebook your flights at the lower fare and receive flight credit for the difference.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

There’s also a big gap in the so-called Fed Model, which tracks the difference between the S&P 500’s forward earnings yields and benchmark 10-year Treasuries.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

There’s a structural difference between existence and occurrence.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Change has become the norm, black swans proliferate like starlings, and the ability to navigate through the flux makes the difference between outsize success and obsolescence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It made all the difference to go in voluntarily—albeit terrified—rather than waiting for him to throw me in, because it meant I was, to some extent, prepared.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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