distinguishing characteristic
Example Sentences
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That, after all, is perhaps Young’s most distinguishing characteristic.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
As a result, ocean-spanning supply chains, the distinguishing characteristic of the age of globalization, are failing at multiple points.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2021
Her husband, David Vanderwerf, 40, a teacher, offers another distinguishing characteristic: He walks with a cane.
From New York Times ● Nov. 18, 2020
My only distinguishing characteristic is that I hit it low.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 24, 2017
The second distinguishing characteristic of these two examples is that in both cases little changes had big effects.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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