discrete
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Parlays are big money-makers for sportsbooks because they involve tying together multiple discrete bets into one long-shot wager.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
“First quarter results reflect the continued challenges in our Americas retail business as well as a few discrete items affecting the quarter,” said Chief Executive Devin McGranahan.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Curator Ingrid Schaffner calls the miniature sculptures by Betye Saar and Takashi Murakami installed on discrete shelves “the house gods” — works that, like the others, “anchor Eileen’s day.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Alison-Madueke said another property overlooking Regent's Park was used for "discrete" official meetings, while she said another property she is accused of using was "completely gutted" for renovations and unusable when she saw it.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Mendel had discovered the discontinuous nature of genes, Fisher knew, because he had chosen highly discrete traits and crossed pure-breeding plants to begin with.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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