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differentiate

[dif-uh-ren-shee-ayt] / ˌdɪf əˈrɛn ʃiˌeɪt /




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In the past five years, at least three states — Minnesota, Michigan and Texas — have changed their laws so that they do not differentiate based on whether someone had voluntarily become intoxicated.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

As mentioned last month, Hulu’s integration into Disney+ has progressed to a point where it’s more and more difficult to differentiate between the two standalone services.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

"They may adopt different functions based on certain cues in the microenvironment and in the tissue, and differentiate into a certain kind of sub-population," Sunwoo said.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

The company’s efforts to differentiate its products further are starting to bear fruit, executives said on the call.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Firstly.—We must differentiate between what he did in London as part of his general plan of action, when he was pressed for moments and had to arrange as best he could.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

“I think it makes a difference, a record versus intentions,” Bass said when asked what differentiates her from her opponent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

That mind-set differentiates the company from other tech players claiming to have moral redlines in defense and intelligence operations.

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

Venezuela stands out because of the scale of its reserves and the characteristics of its crude, said Babin — a combination that differentiates it from many other global basins.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 16, 2026

That differentiates United from most non-airline co-branded card issuers and a lot of rival airlines that issue cards, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026

It’s just one more thing that differentiates us.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

“We think Sunrise has a very differentiated approach,” Packard said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Still, Intel brings differentiated IP and advanced packaging capabilities, he noted.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

In their ruling on Tuesday, the five Supreme Court judges said the law had long differentiated between child and adult killers, and that the trial judge had correctly and fairly decided on a minimum term.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

He said the company would instead invest in journalism that “is differentiated, consequential and difficult to replicate; reporting rooted in our communities and strengthened by sources, investigation, verification, context and judgment.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

A failure to command coherence connectives turned out to be among the skills that most sharply differentiated the struggling students from their successful peers.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Oratomic CEO and co-founder, Dolev Bluvstein says the company’s approach to error correction is a defining and differentiating factor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The differentiating skill or capability is: Can you recognize patterns?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

So differentiating yourself with a personal touch can help set you apart.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

“After a marriage for this period of time, differentiating between marital and non-marital assets became excessively challenging,” when they got divorced, he says.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Others, like Dorothy Hoover and Doris Cohen, had highly refined understandings of theoretical math, differentiating their way through nested equations ten pages deep with nary an error in sign.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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