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distinguished

[dih-sting-gwisht] / dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃt /


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The answer is almost certainly no, according to Eric Schwitzgebel, a distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside.

From Science Daily • Jun. 24, 2026

It is remarkable to think that the original Greenspan Commission was a successful operation featuring 15 distinguished Americans spanning the partisan aisle.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

Around the world, tens of thousands of litres of helium-3 are likely to be produced this way every year, estimates David McCollum, distinguished scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

His balding head’s scraggly hair—in contrast to the wigs worn by just about every Frenchman at the time, no matter the social class—is both ennobling and a bit enfeebling, like an aging but distinguished mane.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“Please join me in welcoming our distinguished alumna, Miss Penelope Lumley.”

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood




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