differentiation

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Recent Examples of differentiation That is, a blend of personalization, localization and differentiation. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 26 May 2026 Still fun, still easy, but with more flavor differentiation, more story, and better farming behind them, too. Anna Lee Iijima, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2026 The Claim Most Software Companies Don’t Want to Hear Much of enterprise software doesn’t have durable differentiation. Joel Hron, Fortune, 19 May 2026 That is a larger claim than product differentiation. K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for differentiation
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Noun
  • Five years ago, a similar case generated one of the largest-ever verdicts in a discrimination case involving a single worker — $137 million — but Tesla got the award reduced 98% before reaching a confidential settlement.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
  • Height discrimination, of course, is not a new phenomenon.
    Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026
Noun
  • Today, there’s a clear line of separation in prestige between a CFP appearance and a bowl invitation.
    Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 1 June 2026
  • Across the tri-service medical corps, encompassing the Army, Navy, and Air Force, the rate of recruitment has consistently struggled to keep pace with separations.
    Robert Krasner, STAT, 1 June 2026
Noun
  • Israel’s latest military offensive marks its first incursion past the southern Litani River region, which historically acted as a demarcation line, in 20 years.
    Drew Pittock, USA Today, 31 May 2026
  • The four-million-viewer level has been seen as something of a demarcation point in recent months.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 May 2026
Noun
  • For museums and galleries, diversity replaced criticality as the primary criterion of social distinction, the way to demonstrate participation in a progressive critique of the social order.
    Katy Siegel, Artforum, 2 June 2026
  • The nearest town has the odd distinction of being renowned for ox-cart making.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

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“Differentiation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differentiation. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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