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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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This year, for example, the league tweaked the Cup’s scoring and point differential rules so as to not incentivize teams to intentionally play for overtime to give themselves five extra minutes to run up the score.
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Although the Lakers are 24-18 — three games ahead of Golden State — the Warriors have a slightly better point differential (+0.1 to -1.4 per game).
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2025
Milwaukee now ranks ninth in offensive rating (115.8), tenth in defensive rating (112.7), and ninth in point differential (+3.1), according to Cleaning the Glass.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
That accounts for a number of routine lab tests, including a comprehensive metabolic panel, lipid panel, CBC with differential, hemoglobin A1c and thyroid-stimulating hormone.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024
Although the Lakers are 24-18 — three games ahead of Golden State — the Warriors have a slightly better point differential (+0.1 to -1.4 per game).
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2025
Milwaukee now ranks ninth in offensive rating (115.8), tenth in defensive rating (112.7), and ninth in point differential (+3.1), according to Cleaning the Glass.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
That accounts for a number of routine lab tests, including a comprehensive metabolic panel, lipid panel, CBC with differential, hemoglobin A1c and thyroid-stimulating hormone.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Differential.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/differential. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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