distinction

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Published when its author was 28 years old, the slim, elliptical volume played a central role in Camus winning the Nobel Prize for literature at a time when that distinction still meant something.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

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

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

Plaintiffs’ attorneys in the California case understood this distinction clearly and built their strategy around it.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The seats and desks weren’t permanently fixed in place as they were in most schools, and the children were encouraged to forget the distinction between study and play.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady