distinctively

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Comma butterflies, with their distinctively ragged wing edges, have recovered in numbers since the survey began.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

But he concluded that birthright citizenship was by now distinctively American.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

By the early 1930s, Bing Crosby had created a distinctively American vocal style—low-key, expressive—which was adapted by Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Stay hydrated and nourished, because your multiplex chaperone duties aren’t truly over until early August or so, when the fare turns distinctively adult-themed before going full prestige in the child-unfriendly zone of fall awards season.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

In that respect, Boyle’s argument is a new and distinctively mechanical one.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton