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differed

verb

past tense of differ

as in contrasted

to be unlike; to not be the same my brother and I differ markedly in the way we handle money

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as in disagreed

to have a different opinion after much arguing, we simply have agreed to differ about the issue

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Recent Examples of differed During Politico’s Decoded podcast, he was asked where his and OpenAI’s view of new AI rules differed from that of Anthropic and its CEO, Dario Amodei. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 Your personal information may have been exposed in a data breach, your return may have differed substantially from previous years or someone else may have filed a return using your Social Security number. — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The results also differed markedly depending on the wealth of the country surveyed. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026 The men’s accounts differed, contradicted each other, and were contrary to what Doe told police, the Times report said. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026 Beyond wanting reform of existing religious options, these various sects differed greatly from each other. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 The researchers analyzed the tissue samples using RNA sequencing to understand how gene expression differed between the two groups. — Isabella Backman, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026 The version released in 2000 differed from those in the film because of its use of outright blue branding. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 Perhaps not surprisingly in a highly politicized environment, views on press freedom differed sharply according to political leaning. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026

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Hawka envisions contemplative, quiet scenes in the countryside, with natural light and a documentary-like approach, contrasted with the noise, intense colors, and chaos of the city.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Her studio is slowly filling up with canvases of pure radiant color contrasted with big open areas of bright white.

— Barbara Rose, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026

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