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differential

[dif-uh-ren-shuhl] / ˌdɪf əˈrɛn ʃəl /










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“This could catalyze some family conversations” as the price differential between single-line and multiline plans shrinks, said David Barden, telecom partner at New Street Research.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

The team also combined transcriptomics, the large-scale study of gene activity, with an advanced computational method known as differential clustering.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Perkins added that it predicts the dollar’s growth differential will narrow within the next 12 months as Asian and European economies – hit more heavily by the energy shock – begin to recover.

From MarketWatch Jul. 3, 2026

It has the best goal differential ever and its two shutouts ties a record.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2026

Well, it was more like every other day, given the temporal differential involved in waiting for a reply.

From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram

And then there’s the wild card: interest-rate differentials.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

“The magnitude of the high/low price differentials is astonishing,” said the report’s Len Sherman, an executive-in-residence at Columbia Business School who has written extensively on the economics of the ride-hail industry.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

“That tells us that while BOJ tightening risk is rising, rate differentials and dollar resilience remain powerful offsets,” Munnelly said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Emerging markets tend to do better when the dollar is weak, and UBS strategists note the dollar’s recent inability to strengthen despite real interest rate differentials with Europe and better-than-expected economic growth.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

Together we discussed and gravely considered the relative merits of side compression straps, spindrift collars, crampon patches, load transfer differentials, air-flow channels, webbing loops, and something called the occipital cutout ratio.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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