discernment
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Starring in a Broadway production at 96, Squibb deserves a medal, not just for longevity but for discernment and daring as well.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
“That level of discernment is both warranted and healthy.”
From Barron's • Apr. 17, 2026
From an ethical standpoint, reason isn’t only a biological function, it’s what enables moral discernment, responsibility and self-governance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
All of these things, along with countless more, are worth it — the extra minutes they take, the care, the discernment, the near-constant monitoring.
From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026
In a thick drawl, more ponderous than his low mass responses, the priest spoke the Latin phrases with a sonorous, dramatic discernment.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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