distinguished
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That same year, he received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Lewis & Clark College.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
The project began during Cinquemani's senior year in a course called "Hydrothermal Vents," taught by Lutz, a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
Distinguished by different hairdos and contrasting body language, Douglas, who can will himself to appear sedate, and James, who’s in a continual manic spiral, have more in common than either would care to admit.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026
At the invitation of historian Akinwunmi Ogundiran, the carver was Distinguished Africana Artist-in-Residence at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, US, in 2013.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2026
When he finally returned to CIA headquarters in 1959, Director Allen Dulles awarded Harvey the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, in recognition of his victories in Berlin.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Vocabulary lists containing distinguished
"The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant
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And Then There Were None
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 14–18
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