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distinguish

[dih-sting-gwish] / dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ /




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The marker will distinguish human artists from AI.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The study did not distinguish between specific medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, or Zepbound.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

Its figures do not distinguish between combatants and civilians.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

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

We normally distinguish between inventions and discoveries, but the distinction was slow to establish itself and is even now clearer in our use of ‘invention’ than of ‘discovery’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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