distinction
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One important distinction involves activity in the hippocampus.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Such a résumé can overshadow his distinction as a bandleader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Mallat, who has recently published a book on maths and AI, makes a distinction between what is happening and the mechanisation of agriculture when tractors came on the scene.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
That’s the sort of distinction that gets glossed over when we fret about rich families living “paycheck to paycheck.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
And we cannot opt simply to ignore the distinction between good and bad science, because if we do we will miss one of science’s peculiar characteristics, that it makes progress.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Those distinctions impact the response to critical discussion — from the in-fighting on BookTok to the arguments on Threads.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
Treating scientific opinion as simply “for” or “against” risks flattening these important distinctions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026
Racial equality consists in eliminating legal and social distinctions based on race.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
She puzzles out the distinctions among nursing homes, assisted living facilities and continuing care retirement communities, as well as home healthcare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Understanding these distinctions can help to guide educators in addressing different learning needs of children.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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