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"Dogs can distinguish between positive emotions and all the others, but they don't seem to be able to distinguish between the different negative emotions," Hernández-Pérez, also at the University of Vienna, told BBC News.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

Once the points have been merged, we cannot distinguish between them to send them back to the right positions.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

Kumar said it was important to distinguish between large TV networks and independent outlets that often face pressure from authorities.

From Barron's Aug. 6, 2026

The rise of high-quality AI-generated content on social media is eroding users’ ability to distinguish between real and synthetic media.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The difficulty, of course, lay in knowing how and when to distinguish between philosophy and theology.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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