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However, state and federal figures can differ, as the federal government works to confirm cases.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 18, 2026
Its calculations are based on historical S&P 500 averages, but it warns actual results may differ and are not guaranteed.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
How does our conduct of foreign relations differ from that of, say, China, France, India, Israel, Japan or Russia?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Noto believes it could also affect the movement of a planet's liquid core, potentially generating magnetic fields that differ from Earth's familiar dipole field.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Of course, the continents differ in innumerable environmental features affecting trajectories of human societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Strangers don’t need to know your whole family tree, which is the first way asking for free advice differs from paying a professional.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
A thermochemical plume also differs chemically from the mantle around it and may carry material recycled from ancient oceanic crust.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
John “Jak” Raymond, a delegate candidate in Hancock County, also underlined how the county delegate electorate differs from the primary electorate.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Chatbot advice also differs from that found on social media, which has already been linked to the development of eating disorders among teens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Perhaps it is in this respect that language differs most sharply from other biologic systems for communication.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
They measured how common each risk factor was, how it differed by age, gender, and education level, and how often multiple risk factors occurred together in the same individual.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
But the Bangkok governor said conditions on the day of inspection may have differed from the venue’s actual operations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
As a disabled senior, I find it concerning that the initial assessment differed so dramatically from the final one.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 10, 2026
His argument about the 14th Amendment differed from Kavanaugh’s, focusing on the concept of “allegiance” as it was understood in 1868.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
So he differed from him as much as he dared.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
"It's historically been quite a difficult relationship, given India and Australia's differing positions during the Cold War," said Teesta Prakash from the Australia India Institute.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The study found that physicians have widely differing views about GPFR, shaped by their personal ethics, workplace experiences and level of trust in their own institutions.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The future north campus remains a contest of differing visions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Over three decades, Smith helped successive Fed chairs with differing styles hone the communication apparatus Warsh now wants to prune.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026
Living in the city, I couldn’t imagine a differing landscape.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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