distinguish
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In other words, these are not the types of judges you would expect to look for reasons to distinguish or defy Supreme Court orders.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
The problem, West argued, was not just the volume of fabricated content but its sophistication; the tools had become so advanced that even experts struggled to distinguish the fake from the real.
From Salon • May 24, 2026
There is normal teenage rebellion, and there is radicalization, and sometimes it’s really hard to distinguish between the two, Dehghani said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026
Their measurements allowed them to identify separate stages of cancer development, tell the difference between activated and inactive immune cells, and distinguish cancerous regions from healthy regions in human breast tissue.
From Science Daily • May 18, 2026
Discussions of common sense generally fail to distinguish adequately universal and local definitions of the concept.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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