as in discriminatory
favoring, applying, or being unequal treatment of different classes of people
did away with differential pay scales for men and women doing the same work
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Recent Examples of differential
In that differential, balance sheets either hemorrhage or flex.
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Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
With that differential, suburban lawmakers may hold the key to funding and governance proposals in Springfield.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
George and Collier played the most minutes of anyone on the team, and that explained how the Jazz were the worst turnover differential team ever.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Inter Miami will advance to the knockout round with a win or a draw against Palmeiras, but could also advance with a loss if Porto and Al Ahly tie and goal differential works in Miami’s favor.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
With that differential, suburban lawmakers may hold the key to funding and governance proposals in Springfield.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
George and Collier played the most minutes of anyone on the team, and that explained how the Jazz were the worst turnover differential team ever.
—Law Murray, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Inter Miami will advance to the knockout round with a win or a draw against Palmeiras, but could also advance with a loss if Porto and Al Ahly tie and goal differential works in Miami’s favor.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for differential
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There were five courageous families from Orange County … who all challenged the discriminatory practice of separating children into Mexican schools and white schools.—
Hanna Kang,
Oc Register,
11 July 2025
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Ensuring ethical autonomy remains a key challenge, as biases in training data can lead to discriminatory outcomes even without explicit malicious intent.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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But South Korean cars from Hyundai and Kia factor significantly into the $66-billion trade deficit that Trump has decried as unfair.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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Many schools that served mostly low-income students were issued D’s and F’s, which many educators and parents found unfair.—
Steven Walker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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“Differential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differential. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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