distinction
Example Sentences
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The profits underpinning chip companies’ stocks are a distinction from the dot-com bubble, however, when many of the biggest winners had little or no earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Bernstein, who served as chair of former President Joe Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers, said the importance of that distinction became apparent to him during the pandemic.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
Nevertheless, many states don’t buy that this distinction matters, especially when it comes to things like sports predictions.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
"It is for other people to look into allegations that the women have made, our job is to look at allegations of a duty of care failure. That's the distinction between the two."
From BBC • May 20, 2026
But who can draw such a distinction when he looks at these quiet men with their childlike faces and apostles’ beards.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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