discernment
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Discernment is knowing when to pull back from the edge.
From Scientific American • May 25, 2023
A: Discernment is a pretty important component of gift-giving!
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2019
Discernment is perhaps the most important, and overlooked, ingredient.
From Slate • Feb. 9, 2016
The 67-year-old has served for 10 years as a member of the Expediency Discernment Council, a body created to resolve disputes between parliament and the clerical Guardian Council.
From Reuters • Mar. 6, 2013
"O Israel, the third thing I ask from you is Discernment."
From An Obscure Apostle A Dramatic Story by Soissons, C. S. de
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