distinctive feature
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“One distinctive feature of the British planning system is the degree to which it empowers local opposition,” said economist Christian Hilber.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
A distinctive feature of this new alliance is that it unites two organisations with different agendas, said Jean-Herve Jezequel, the head of the Sahel project at the International Crisis Group.
From Barron's ● Apr. 27, 2026
The finding suggests that this type of compositionality may be a distinctive feature of the prefrontal cortex.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2025
Judge Capstick said a distinctive feature belonging to the teenager could be matched to the figure shown on the footage.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
“Some distinctive feature is needed,” Burnham continued, “something to take the relative position in the World’s Columbian Exposition that was filled by the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Exposition.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
