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discernment

[dih-surn-muhnt, -zurn-] / dɪˈsɜrn mənt, -ˈzɜrn- /
NOUN
perception
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Before that, when I was assigned a similar reading list as a student at Boston College, a Jesuit school, the goal was to cultivate moral and spiritual discernment.

From The Wall Street Journal

Still, she said, the question is if human discernment can keep up with rapidly improving technology.

From BBC

Veteran technology executives made the case that the role of human discernment will take on greater importance, particularly as companies roll out more AI throughout their operations.

From The Wall Street Journal

For all his acknowledged literary discernment, it is Cowley’s political credulity that has marked his reputation.

From The Wall Street Journal

The speed at which the 24-hour news cycle mills through the profound and the miscellaneous with little meaningful discernment has pushed young people to look for the truth elsewhere.

From The Wall Street Journal