discrete
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Instead, we look at a few of the more discrete developments in the past week.
From Slate ● Oct. 31, 2026
Demand for AI computing and advanced memory technologies helped electronic materials manufacturers’ profits more than triple, while semiconductor discrete device makers posted a 51.7% increase.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
Rather, he borrows discrete aspects of their structures or narratives and transforms them into something entirely distinct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
Who, for example, would object to the term ‘the digital revolution’ on the grounds that it is not a singular and discrete event, localized in time and space?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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