distinctly
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The Kowalczyk controversy hinges on a distinctly Golden State problem: the meaning of “affordability.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
“Hell’s Kitchen” is still a distinctly New York musical.
From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026
But only with City’s next iteration—once Guardiola adopted a more direct, more powerful, more distinctly English approach—did he win the trophy he coveted most.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
When compared against an 'average' kicker in the tournament, Harrison - already established as a distinctly above-average kicker - performs even better: she is 8.2 points better than the model predicts.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
It would be difficult to say: I could not then distinctly say it to myself; yet I had a reason, and a logical, natural reason too.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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