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Improving your diet, exercising and losing weight can make a difference in visceral fat levels.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Veteran GOP strategist Rob Stutzman, a top adviser to Whitman during her 2010 campaign, said he didn’t think voters’ primary concern would be Steyer’s self-funding, but the money could make a difference.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Are we saying the best way to make a difference is to go around putting peer pressure on each other?

From Slate • May 15, 2026

A dedicated college and career adviser can make a difference.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Blinded by her hope to make a difference.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles




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