distinction
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The distinction between bosons and fermions comes from what happens when two identical particles exchange places.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
These agreements muddy the distinction between a company’s sound growth trajectory and artificial financial engineering.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Now, the commonwealth consistently ranks among the top states for book challenges, a distinction unknown to many of her students.
From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026
She later earned a doctorate in astronomy from Harvard and in 1927, she became the youngest astronomer ever to have a star of distinction next to her name in the publication American Men of Science.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
The seats and desks weren’t permanently fixed in place as they were in most schools, and the children were encouraged to forget the distinction between study and play.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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