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Special teams difference After a penalty-free first period, the Wings had a power play 6:58 into the second period.—
Helene St. James,
Detroit Free Press,
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But that’s largely attributed to the singular genius of coach Bill Belichick, who is famous for his ability to adapt his game plan and players to difference situations each week.—
Carlos Monarrez,
Detroit Free Press,
2 Mar. 2018
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Royal Caribbean takes pains to differentiate those spaces from others on board.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Picking your form of government used to feel like an existential choice, but now despotism and oligarchy are hardly differentiated.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
12 Feb. 2025
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The study will also have to consider Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which ensures transit changes and other governmental policies don’t discriminate based on race.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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This isn’t the first time Ye has loudly and publicly discriminated against Jewish people.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
10 Feb. 2025
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How Venezuela Helps Fuel Colombian Violence: A decades-old rebel group has waged the worst violence in Colombia in a generation, setting off troubling regional tensions.—
Atul Loke,
New York Times,
15 Feb. 2025
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The tragicomedy follows a grieving widower who sets off on an epic quest to find the truth about a mysterious photo left behind by his deceased wife.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Contradistinguish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradistinguish. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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