make no difference

phrase

variants or not make any difference
: to not cause any change : to be unimportant
"When would you like to leave?" "It makes no difference (to me)."
The weather didn't make any difference in our plans.

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Even if every state and local law enforcement agency and every police officer continued to do all the right things that the law and 287(g) agreements ask of them, that would still make no difference with what ICE is currently doing. Mary-Dulany James, Baltimore Sun, 26 Feb. 2026 This is important, and in my experience, candidates who feel compelled to publicly deny that contributions make no difference have already lost the argument with voters. Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026 Like a sloppy writer adding superfluous words, other jacket companies often add doo-dads to their jackets that look good in marketing materials but make no difference in the performance. Jakob Schiller, Outside, 16 Feb. 2026 Jennifer Lawrence says celebrities make no difference on how people vote. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for make no difference

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“Make no difference.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20no%20difference. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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