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Early in her professional career, Byrne just wanted to work and wasn’t particularly discerning about the roles she would take, unlike some of her peers.

In a statement, Caltech President Thomas Rosenbaum said Baltimore’s “contributions as a virologist, discerning fundamental mechanisms and applying those insights to immunology, to cancer, to AIDS, have transformed biology and medicine.”

Nearby vineyard owners worried the burn would make their world-class grapes too smoky for discerning wine lovers.

Turning anime into live action is a formidable creative challenge and a balancing act: on the one hand is a discerning fandom and on the other hand, an irresistible opportunity to find new audiences.

From BBC

The Tiffany designation is associated with high-quality, discerning, bold programming choices.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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