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The authors consider the following first-order delay difference equation \[ x_{n-1}- x_n+ \sum^s_{i= 1} p_{i,n} x_{n- k_i}= 0\quad n\in\mathbb{N}_0,\tag{1} \] where \(s\), \(k_i\) are natural numbers with \(k_1< k_2<\cdots< k_s:= K\), \(p_{i,n}\in \mathbb{R}\), \(i= 1,\dots, s\) and \(n\in\mathbb{N}_0\). A sequence \(\{x_n\}\) defined for all integer \(n\geq -K\) is said to be a solution of equation (1) if it satisfies (1) for \(n\in\mathbb{N}_0\). If all solutions of (1) tend to zero when \(n\to\infty\) then the zero solution of (1) is said to be globally asymptotically stable. The main result of the paper can be stated as follows: If the conditions \(0<|p_{i,n}|\leq {A_i\over s}\), \(\sum^s_{i=1} p_{i,n- K+k_i}\geq B\), \(\sum^{s- 1}_{i=1} \sum^{n- k_i}_{m= n-K} (p_{i,m+ k_i})_-\leq 1\), and \({1\over s} \sum^s_{i=1} A_i< K^K/(1+ K)^{1+K}\) hold, where \((q)_-= 0\) for \(q\geq 0\), \((q)_-= -q\) for \(q<0\), \(A_i\) and \(B\) are positive constants, \(i= 1,\dots, s\) and \(n\in\mathbb{N}_0\). Then the zero solution of equation (1) is globally asymptotic stable.