distinguish
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One reason for the confusion is that healthy macrophages already show some of the same molecular features seen in senescent cells, making it difficult to distinguish between normal and dysfunctional states.
From Science Daily • Apr. 16, 2026
Voters have struggled to distinguish the Democratic candidates and their policies from each other.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Identification sits on top of detection: AI classification systems that distinguish a commercial delivery drone from a weaponized one in real time.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
Oral Wegovy may have beaten Foundayo to the shelves, too, but Lilly figured out how to distinguish its pill another way.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
When musicians talk about ear, they don't mean the sense organ itself so much as the brain's ability to perceive, distinguish, and understand what the ear has heard.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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