distinctive

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These are the dishes that hold up in real kitchens and real routines—reliable, satisfying and just distinctive enough to feel worth repeating.

From Salon • Apr. 28, 2026

A distinctive feature of this new alliance is that it unites two organisations with different agendas, said Jean-Herve Jezequel, the head of the Sahel project at the International Crisis Group.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

A young Michaels, with thick black curly hair and the same distinctive voice, broadcast from the track and touched on the interesting elements of Shoemaker’s presence.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Odd as it is to say of someone with such a distinctive cultural “voice,” the memoir of Lena Dunham would have been better read by someone other than Lena Dunham.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

But within this Hamiltonian rogues’ gallery, Burr was always the chief rogue, and what Hamilton said about him was truly distinctive.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis