distinction
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Another distinction is that exposure to private credit among insurance companies and pension funds — keys to ordinary Americans’ financial security — “remains very small,” Adrian said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
"Each and every attack must comply with international humanitarian law fundamental principles of distinction, proportionality and precautions to protect civilians," he said.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
The specimen had even earned a place in the Guinness Book of Records, but scientists now say that distinction was based on a misinterpretation.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
She has a firm idea about the distinction between two very different theories of citizenship: jus soli, based on soil, and jus sanguinis, based on descent.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
But these blue-and-gray-striped pants and shirt take from me the last distinction.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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