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Recent Examples of differentiation
Calik’s new colors for the season reflect a broader shift toward nuanced color storytelling, where even small tonal differences play a key role in product differentiation.
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
In a hypercompetitive recruiting market where every major college football program offers money, nonmonetary differentiation is key.
—Tim Derdenger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
The monolith has cracked, giving way to a market that demands differentiation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
In a maturing market where differentiation is increasingly difficult, deep knowledge of a specific high-loyalty demographic is a competitive advantage.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
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Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
In a hypercompetitive recruiting market where every major college football program offers money, nonmonetary differentiation is key.
—Tim Derdenger, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026
The monolith has cracked, giving way to a market that demands differentiation.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
In a maturing market where differentiation is increasingly difficult, deep knowledge of a specific high-loyalty demographic is a competitive advantage.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for differentiation
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In January, the DOJ sought to join a lawsuit accusing the UCLA Medical School of engaging in racial discrimination in its admissions process.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
7 May 2026
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The court ruled race can’t be taken into account when designing political districts unless there already was racial discrimination in those areas.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 May 2026
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The former couple announced their separation in August 2023.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
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In Church’s day, that separation depended on promoting a robust idea of American innocence over Europe’s enfeebling corruption.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This marks an important line of demarcation in the Bengals’ draft plan.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Viewership for the program has once again dropped below 4 million, a critical demarcation point that previously spurred alarm at the Paramount Skydance news division.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2026
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Its kingless government, once a badge of distinction, had become normal in the mid-nineteenth-century Americas.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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That distinction is becoming more relevant as investors look to reduce counterparty risk and diversify away from purely digital or paper-based holdings.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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“Differentiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiation. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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