distinctive

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These structures form when communities of microbes grow across sediment, leaving behind distinctive patterns.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

"Morally, politically and diplomatically, China is providing comprehensive support with the hope that Pakistan can play a more distinctive role."

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

"One of Monaco's distinctive features is a kind of positive secularism, which recognises the legitimate autonomy of the spiritual and temporal spheres," Guillaume Paris, a senior clergyman in Monaco, told AFP.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

The old factory at 120 Jefferson Northeast, a sand-colored brick building with its distinctive arched entryway, had gone out of business, and quickly.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Gerry had a good job as a color matcher in a button factory, mixing dyes to any color a retailer wanted to make his dresses distinctive.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers