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The exact capital buffer will differ for each bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Both teams will differ from the ones that met in Paris.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025

For that reason, totals will differ from those in the C.D.C.’s online database, C.D.C.

From New York Times • May 23, 2024

All opinion polls will differ a bit because they are interviewing different people.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

In general, if one compares a set of neighboring paths, the phases or positions in the cycle will differ greatly.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking