discrete
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As a Catholic, Abbott has also managed to keep a discrete distance from the evangelicals who are the backbone of the Christian nationalist movement.
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2026
One professional coach’s website describes it, in so many words, as making discrete adjustments to a business that, over time, lead to its significant transformation.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
The smallest discrete unit of light is a photon.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Cummins noted the period included $29 million, or 21 cents a share, of unfavorable discrete tax items that pressured earnings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
If you zoomed in close enough, you might see the dots as individual, discrete.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing discrete
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