distinction

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Kagan, joined by Sotomayor, wrote a brief concurrence arguing that this distinction was not academic, because content-based speech restrictions are not subject to quite as “rigorous” review.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

“It is trading scarcity, and that distinction changes everything.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 29, 2026

Otherwise, the main distinction is presenting these chapters from the viewpoints of two of the Bible’s most famous women.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

"It doesn't measure financial health and the report is clear on that distinction," Ghazi says.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Even before he discovered the law of fall, Galileo had been questioning the distinction between the two worlds.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton