Difference
Difference noun - The quality or state of being different.
Incident and difference are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Incident" instead a noun "Difference".
Incident
Incident noun - Something that happens.
Difference and incident are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Difference" instead a noun "Incident".
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The main difference is that while Constantine in the comic was traumatized by the incident, the hitchhiker in the show's version is far more dangerous than the driver.
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The only difference between fiction and reality is there wasn't a single dramatic incident, but simply an ongoing stream of lethal failures.
Source: Comic Book / The Boys - Afterwards his CIA handler mentions a similar incident where he was forced to kill a man who didn't respond with the correct countersign, and later uses this story to tell the difference between the protagonist and the real Carlos.
Source: Trust Password
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