distinguished

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She distinguished herself writing episodes of weird, atmospheric series including Netflix’s “Brand New Cherry Flavor,” a nightmarish exploration of witchcraft and filmmaking in 1990s L.A., and “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities,” also for Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

“Our job is to push the speed and lower the price,” said Nafea Bshara, co-founder of Annapurna Labs and a vice president and distinguished engineer at AWS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Not because Mullin, a wealthy plumbing baron from Oklahoma who’s served in Washington since 2013, has a distinguished legislative record.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

Male Barbary lions are generally larger than other species and are distinguished by their thick black mane and belly hair.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Lorraine Daston has distinguished what she calls ‘strange facts’ from ‘plain facts’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton