without a difference

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That understandably did not impress the judge, who issued a restraining order saying that Leavitt's comments about the memo versus the order were "a distinction without a difference."

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2025

That’s really a distinction without a difference, though.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023

That may seem like a distinction without a difference, but it’s an important detail.

From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2023

But that’s a distinction without a difference, as Jefferson’s former lawyer, Choharis, pointed out in a letter to Tester and Moran.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2022

To say that human nature is sinful, but deny that sin is a nature, seems to be making a distinction without a difference.

From Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors by Clarke, James Freeman