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distinction

[dih-stingk-shuhn] / dɪˈstɪŋk ʃən /




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Much will come down to factual rather than constitutional distinctions: Was Mr. Lemon inside Cities Church in his capacity as a journalist?

From The Wall Street Journal

That distinction matters for investors trying to understand what just happened — and what has not yet resolved.

From MarketWatch

“I’ll make that distinction to the Colonel. I’m on my way to see him now.”

From Literature

But the distinction between task repricing—when technology can take over all or part of a task—and job destruction isn’t semantic, it is economic.

From The Wall Street Journal

Frost, 29, has the distinction of being the first member of Gen Z elected to U.S.

From Los Angeles Times