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distinction

[dih-stingk-shuhn] / dɪˈstɪŋk ʃən /




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I have said in my previous columns that the game I love is all about the players and its supporters, but I will make a distinction here.

From BBC

The catalog begins with fin de siècle Europe, when the emergence of mass publishing began to lead to a firmer distinction between subordinate illustrators and visionary fine artists.

From The Wall Street Journal

In Wiggle Room, the distinction between dancers and non-dancers dissolves and the inner child guides the way — instinct trumps technique.

From Los Angeles Times

"The scrambled plain text was found, but without the coding method or the key. This is a very important distinction," he separately told a news conference in November.

From Barron's

Summers holds Harvard’s highest faculty distinction as a university professor and has taught at the school for years.

From The Wall Street Journal