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discerning

[dih-sur-ning, -zur-] / dɪˈsɜr nɪŋ, -ˈzɜr- /


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Materne expects that software stocks will go through a sorting process, meaning that successful software investors will need to be discerning when looking for opportunities.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

For a discerning shopper, there is now rare value in Europe’s top luxury houses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Investors have become far more discerning about IPOs.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Melodrama doesn’t exactly have the most sterling reputation for discerning cinema viewers.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

You have no way of discerning how far you have gone or which direction you are moving in.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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